October 2011 in sports

- Gold medal match: ' 3–0
Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
- Central League First Stage Game 3 in Meiji Jingu: Yakult Swallows 3, Yomiuri Giants 1. Swallows win series 2–1.
Major League Baseball news: Tony La Russa, the manager of the World Series-winning St. Louis Cardinals, announces his retirement with immediate effect after 33 years and 2,728 career victories as a manager.^[1]

Cricket

West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 3: WIN 355 & 207/3 (71 overs, Darren Bravo 100*); Bangladesh 231 (68 overs). West Indies lead by 331 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

October 30, 2011 (Sunday)

Auto racing

Formula One:
- in Greater Noida, India: (1) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull–Renault) (2) Jenson Button (McLaren–Mercedes) (3) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 374 points (2) Button 240 (3) Alonso 227
Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Tums Fast Relief 500 in Ridgeway, Virginia (all Chevrolet): (1) Tony Stewart (Stewart Haas Racing) (2) Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 33 of 36 races): (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 2273 points (2) Stewart 2265 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2252

Badminton

BWF Super Series:
- French Super Series in Paris (CHN unless stated):
  - Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei def. Kenichi Tago 21–16, 21–11
  - Women's singles: Wang Xin def. Li Xuerui 21–15, 21–19
  - Men's doubles: Jung Jae-sung/Lee Yong-dae def. Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng 14–21, 21–15, 21–11
  - Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang def. Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei 26–24, 21–15
  - Mixed doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen def. Xu Chen/Ma Jin 21–17, 21–14

Baseball

Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
- Pacific League First Stage Game 2 in Sapporo: Saitama Seibu Lions 8, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 1. Lions win series 2–0.
- Central League First Stage Game 2 in Tokyo: Yomiuri Giants 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2. Series tied 1–1.

Cricket

West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 2: WIN 355 (126.4 overs; Kirk Edwards 121, Shakib Al Hasan 5/63); Bangladesh 204/7 (51 overs; Fidel Edwards 5/58). Bangladesh trail by 151 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Equestrianism

Show jumping – World Cup:
- Western European League, 3rd competition in Lyon (CSI 5*-W): Rolf-Göran Bengtsson on Casall Katharina Offel on Cathleen Steve Guerdat on Nino des Buissonnets
  - Standings (after 3 competitions): (1) Pius Schwizer 40 points (2) Bengtsson 27 (3) Maikel van der Vleuten 26
- North American League – East Coast, 6th competition in Washington, D.C. (CSI 3*-W): Nick Skelton on Carlo Brianne Goutal on Nice de Prissey Lucy Davis on Nemo

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate Canada International in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada:
  - Ice dancing: Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir 178.34 points Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje 155.99 Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte 154.87
    - Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Virtue/Moir & Meryl Davis/Charlie White 15 points (1 event), Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat & Weaver/Poje 13 (1), Cappellini/Lanotte & Isabella Tobias/Deividas Stagniūnas 11 (1).

Football (soccer)

CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Maghreb de Fès 1–0 (1–2) Inter Luanda. 2–2 on aggregate; Maghreb de Fès win on away goals.
OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 1:
- Group A: Ba 2–1 Mont-Dore
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals, first leg:
- Western Conference: New York Red Bulls 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy
- Eastern Conference:
  - Colorado Rapids 0–2 Sporting Kansas City
  - Philadelphia Union 1–2 Houston Dynamo
Premier League, matchday 28 (team in bold qualify for Champions League):
- Molde 2–2 Strømsgodset
- Rosenborg 3–6 Brann
  - Standings: Molde 55 points, Tromsø 47, Rosenborg 46.
    - Molde win the title for the first time.

Golf

European Tour:
- Andalucía Masters in Sotogrande, Spain:
  - Winner: Sergio García 278 (−6)
    - García wins for the second consecutive week, for his tenth European Tour title.

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 17 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
  - Men's marathon: Solonei da Silva 2:16:37 Diego Colorado 2:17:13 Juan Carlos Cardona 2:18:20
- Basketball:
  - Men's tournament: Puerto Rico Mexico United States
- Rugby sevens:
  - Men's tournament:

Short track speed skating

World Cup 2 in Saguenay, Canada:
- Women's 500m (2): Arianna Fontana 44.279 Martina Valcepina 44.353 Liu Qiuhong 44.419
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1) Valcepina 2400 points (2) Marianne St-Gelais 2000 (3) Liu 1608
- Women's 1000m: St-Gelais 1:30.710 Elise Christie 1:30.900 Cho Ha-Ri 1:30.908
  - Standings (after 2 of 8 events): (1) Yui Sakai 1410 points (2) Christie 1128 (3) St-Gelais 1035
- Women's 3000m relay: China (Fan Kexin, Li Jianrou, Liu, Xiao Han) 4:13.559 Canada (Marie-Eve Drolet, Valérie Maltais, St-Gelais, Caroline Truchon) 4:13.728 Japan (Ayuko Ito, Sakai, Sayuri Shimizu, Marie Yoshida) 4:16.886
  - Standings (after 2 of 6 events): (1) China 2000 points (2) Canada 1312 (3) 1210
- Men's 500m (2): François-Louis Tremblay 41.655 Guillaume Bastille 41.746 Liang Wenhao 41.801
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1) Jon Eley 1840 points (2) Charles Hamelin 1600 (3) Tremblay 1262
- Men's 1000m: Hamelin 1:28.748 Michael Gilday 1:28.835 Olivier Jean 1:28.979
  - Standings (after 2 of 8 events): (1) Kwak Yoon-Gy 1512 points (2) Noh Jin-Kyu 1128 (3) Hamelin 1000
- Men's 5000m relay: (Kwak, Lee Ho-Suk, Noh, Sin Da Woon) 6:48.401 Russia (Semen Elistratov, Vladimir Grigorev, Evgeny Kozulin, Viacheslav Kurginian) 6:49.808 Canada (Jean, Gilday, Hamelin, Tremblay) 6:55.598
  - Standings (after 2 of 6 events): (1) Korea & Canada 1640 points (3) Russia & Great Britain 1210

Tennis

ATP World Tour:
- Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria:
  - Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Juan Martín del Potro 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4
    - Tsonga wins his second title of the year and seventh of his career.
- St. Petersburg Open in Saint Petersburg, Russia:
  - Final: Marin Čilić def. Janko Tipsarević 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
    - Čilić wins the sixth title of his career.
WTA Tour:
- WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul, Turkey:
  - Final: Petra Kvitová def. Victoria Azarenka 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
    - Kvitová wins her sixth title of the year and seventh of her career.

October 29, 2011 (Saturday)

Baseball

Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
- Pacific League First Stage Game 1 in Sapporo: Saitama Seibu Lions 5, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2 (F/11). Lions lead series 1–0.
- Central League First Stage Game 1 in Tokyo: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3, Yomiuri Giants 2. Swallows lead series 1–0.

Cricket

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 2nd Test in Dubai, day 4: Sri Lanka 239 & 257 (109.5 overs; Saeed Ajmal 5/68); Pakistan 403 & 94/1 (24.1 overs). Pakistan win by 9 wickets; lead 3-match series 1–0.
West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 1: WIN 253/5 (90 overs); Bangladesh.
England in India:
- Only T20I in Kolkata: India 120/9 (20 overs); England 121/4 (18.4 overs). England win by 6 wickets.

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate Canada International in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada:
  - Ladies: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 177.38 points Akiko Suzuki 172.26 Ashley Wagner 165.48
    - Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Alissa Czisny & Tuktamysheva 15 points (1 event), Carolina Kostner & Suzuki 13 (1), Viktoria Helgesson & Wagner 11 (1).
  - Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov 201.38 points Sui Wenjing/Han Cong 180.82 Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford 174.84
    - Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy & Volosozhar/Trankov 15 points (1 event), Zhang Hao/Zhang Dan & Sui/Han 13 (1), Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch & Duhamel/Radford 11 (1).
  - Men: Patrick Chan 253.74 points Javier Fernández 250.33 Daisuke Takahashi 237.87
    - Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Kevin van der Perren 16 points, Michal Březina & Chan 15 (1), Denis Ten 14, Fernández 13 (1), Takahiko Kozuka & Takahashi 11 (1).

Football (soccer)

CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Club Africain 0–0 (1–0) Sunshine Stars. Club Africain win 1–0 on aggregate.
AFC Cup Final in Qarshi, Uzbekistan: Nasaf Qarshi 2–1 Al-Kuwait
- Nasaf Qarshi win the title for the first time.
OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 1:
- Group A: Waitakere United 10–0 Tefana
- Group B:
  - Amicale 1–1 Hekari United
  - Koloale 1–4 Auckland City
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals, first leg:
- Western Conference: Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC
Premier League, matchday 32 (team in bold qualify for Champions League):
- Shakhter 2–0 Astana
- Irtysh 2–1 Zhetysu
  - Standings: Shakhter 42 points, Zhetysu 38, Aktobe 34, Astana 33.
    - Shakhter win the title for the first time.

Mixed martial arts

UFC 137 in Las Vegas, United States (USA unless stated):
- Welterweight bout: Nick Diaz def. B.J. Penn via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–27, 29–28)
- Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo def. Matt Mitrione via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–27, 29–28)
- Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson def. Mirko Filipović via TKO (punches)
- Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen def. Jeff Curran via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
- Featherweight bout: Hatsu Hioki def. George Roop via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 16 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
  - Men's 50 kilometres walk: Horacio Nava 3:48:58 José Ojeda 3:49:16 Jaime Quiyuch 3:50:33
- Boxing:
- Canoeing:
  - Men's K-1 200 metres: César de Cesare 35.971 Miguel Correa 36.349 Ryan Dolan 36.547
  - Men's C-1 200 metres: Richard Dalton 40.333 Nivalter Jesus 40.619 Roleysi Baez 41.403
  - Men's K-2 200 metres: Ryan Cochrane/Hugues Fournel 32.375 Correa/Ruben Resola 32.494 Givago Ribeiro/Gilvan Ribeiro 32.902
  - Women's K-2 500 metres: Dayexi Gandarela/Yulitza Meneses 1:47.332 Sabrina Ameghino/Alexandra Keresztesi 1:48.005 Margaret Hogan/Kaitlyn McElroy 1:48.718
  - Women's K-1 200 metres: Carrie Johnson 41.803 Darisleydis Amador 41.840 Ameghino 42.685
- Diving:
  - Men's 10 metre platform: Iván García 553.80 points Rommel Pacheco 508.20 Sebastián Villa 471.05
  - Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard: Paola Espinosa/Laura Sánchez 338.70 points Jennifer Abel/Émilie Heymans 336.30 Kassidy Cook/Cassidy Krug 319.50
- Equestrian:
  - Individual jumping: Christine McCrea 0.88 penalties Beezie Madden 1.00 Bernardo Alves 2.09
- Fencing:
  - Men's team sabre: United States Canada Brazil
  - Women's team épée: United States Canada Mexico
- Field hockey:
  - Men's tournament:
    - Argentina qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
- Judo:
- Karate:
- Volleyball:
  - Men's tournament: Brazil Cuba Argentina
- Water polo:
  - Men's tournament:
    - United States qualify for the 2012 Olympics.

Rugby league

Four Nations in England and Wales:
- Round one in Leigh: 42–4
Autumn International Series in Perpignan, France: 44–10

Rugby union

Currie Cup Final in Johannesburg: ' 42–16
- The Golden Lions win the title for the tenth time.

Short track speed skating

World Cup 2 in Saguenay, Canada:
- Women's 500m (1): Marianne St-Gelais 44.246 Martina Valcepina 44.511 Liu Qiuhong 44.548
  - Standings (after 2 of 8 events): (1) St-Gelais 2000 points (2) Valcepina 1600 (3) Liu 968
- Women's 1500m: Arianna Fontana 2:27.806 Lee Eun-Byul 2:28.896 Cho Ha-Ri 2:28.932
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1) Lee 2240 points (2) Katherine Reutter 2000 (3) Valérie Maltais 1312
- Men's 500m (1): Olivier Jean 41.874 Charles Hamelin 41.976 Vladimir Grigorev 42.040
  - Standings (after 2 of 8 events): (1) Hamelin 1600 points (2) Jon Eley 1512 (3) Jean 1000
- Men's 1500m: Noh Jin-Kyu 2:17.925 Kwak Yoon-Gy 2:18.008 Yuzo Takamido 2:18.210
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1) Noh 2000 points (2) Kwak 1600 (3) Paul Herrmann 1056

Snowboarding

World Cup in London, United Kingdom:
- Big Air: Janne Korpi 184.0 points Seppe Smits 182.2 Joris Ouwerkerk 152.8
  - Freestyle Overall standings: (1) Korpi 2000 points (2) Dimi de Jong 860 (3) Zhang Yiwei & Smits 800

October 28, 2011 (Friday)

Baseball

World Series:
- Game 7 in St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals 6, Texas Rangers 2. Cardinals win series 4–3.
  - The Cardinals win the World Series for the first time since 2006, and the eleventh time overall.
  - The Rangers become the first team to lose consecutive World Series since the Atlanta Braves in 1991 and 1992.
  - Cardinals third baseman David Freese is named series MVP to become the sixth player to win World Series MVP and a League Championship Series MVP in the same postseason.

Cricket

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 2nd Test in Dubai, day 3: Sri Lanka 239 & 88/1 (45 overs); Pakistan 403 (141.1 overs). Sri Lanka trail by 76 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Australia in South Africa:
- 3rd ODI in Durban: South Africa 222/6 (50 overs); Australia 227/7 (47.3 overs). Australia win by 3 wickets; win 3-match series 2–1.

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 15 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
  - Women's 3000 metres steeplechase: Sara Hall 10:03.16 Ángela Figueroa 10:10.14 Sabine Heitling 10:10.98
  - Women's 4 × 100 metres relay: Brazil (Ana Cláudia Lemos, Vanda Gomes, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos) 42.85 United States (Kenyanna Wilson, Barbara Pierre, Yvette Lewis, Chastity Riggien) 43.10 (Lina Flórez, Jennifer Padilla, Yomara Hinestroza, Norma González) 43.44
  - Women's 4 × 400 metres relay: (Aymée Martínez, Diosmely Peña, Susana Clement, Daisurami Bonne) 3:28.09 Brazil (Joelma Sousa, Geisa Coutinho, Bárbara de Oliveira, Jailma de Lima) 3:29.59 (Princesa Oliveros, Norma González, Evelis Aguilar, Jennifer Padilla) 3:29.94
  - Women's discus throw: Yarelys Barrios 66.40m Aretha Thurmond 59.53m Denia Caballero 58.63m
  - Women's triple jump: Caterine Ibargüen 14.92m Yargelis Savigne 14.36m Mabel Gay 14.28m
  - Men's 110 metres hurdles: Dayron Robles 13.10 Paulo Villar 13.27 Orlando Ortega 13.30
  - Men's 800 metres: Andy González 1:45.58 Kléberson Davide 1:45.75 Raidel Acea 1:46.23
  - Men's 3000 metres steeplechase: José Peña 8:48.19 Hudson de Souza 8:48.75 José Alberto Sánchez 8:49.75
  - Men's 4 × 100 metres relay: Brazil (Ailson Feitosa, Sandro Viana, Nilson André, Bruno de Barros) 38.18 (Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Delwayne Delaney, Brijesh Lawrence) 38.81 United States (Calesio Newman, Jeremy Dodson, Rubin Williams, Monzavous Edwards) 39.17
  - Men's 4 × 400 metres relay: (Noel Ruiz, Yoandri Betanzos, Omar Cisneros, William Collazo) 2:59.43 (Arismendy Peguero, Luguelín Santos, Yoel Tapia, Gustavo Cuesta) 3:00.44 (Arturo Ramírez, Alberto Aguilar, José Acevedo, Omar Longart) 3:00.82
  - Men's javelin throw: Guillermo Martínez 87.20m Cyrus Hostetler 82.24m Braian Toledo 79.53m
  - Men's pole vault: Lázaro Borges 5.80m Jeremy Scott 5.60m Giovanni Lanaro 5.50m
- Boxing:
- Canoeing:
  - Men's K-1 1000 metres: Jorge García 3:41.257 Daniel Dal Bo 3:43.038 Philippe Duchesneau 3:44.504
  - Men's C-1 1000 metres: Everardo Cristóbal 4:03.288 Reydel Ramos 4:03.973 Johnnathan Tafra 4:05.323
  - Men's K-2 1000 metres: Steven Jorens/Richard Dessureault-Dober 3:17.230 Reinier Torres/García 3:19.158 Pablo de Torres/Roberto Sallette 3:19.599
  - Men's C-2 1000 metres: Karel Aguilar Chacón/Serguey Torres 3:39.280 Erlon Silva/Ronilson Oliveira 3:40.482 Ronny Ratia/Anderson Ramos 3:40.990
  - Women's K-1 500 metres: Carrie Johnson 1:54.243 Émilie Fournel 1:54.900 Alexandra Keresztesi 1:55.764
- Diving:
  - Men's synchronized 10 metre platform: Iván García/Germán Sánchez 479.88 points Jeinkler Aguirre/José Guerra 447.57 Kevin Geyson/Eric Sehn 399.93
  - Women's 3 metre springboard: Laura Sánchez 374.60 points Cassidy Krug 372.65 Paola Espinosa 356.20
- Fencing:
  - Men's team foil: United States Canada Brazil
  - Women's team sabre: United States Mexico
- Field hockey:
  - Women's tournament:
    - United States qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
- Football:
  - Men's tournament: Mexico Argentina Uruguay
- Gymnastics:
  - Men's horizontal bar: Paul Ruggeri 15.650 points Jossimar Calvo 14.825 Ángel Ramos 14.625
  - Men's parallel bars: Daniel Corral 15.525 points Jorge Giraldo , Luis Vargas & Ruggeri 14.825
  - Men's vault: Diego Hypólito 15.875 points Tomás González 15.587 Hugh Smith 15.575
  - Women's balance beam: Ana Sofía Gómez 14.175 points Kristina Vaculik 13.925 Daniele Hypólito 13.750
  - Women's floor: Ana Lago 13.800 points Mikaela Gerber 13.775 Hypólito 13.750
- Judo:
- Karate:
- Water polo:
  - Women's tournament:
    - United States qualify for the 2012 Olympics.

Rugby league

Four Nations in England and Wales:
- Round one in Warrington: 26–12

October 27, 2011 (Thursday)

Baseball

World Series:
- Game 6 in St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals 10, Texas Rangers 9 (F/11). Series tied 3–3.

Basketball

Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 2:
- Group A:
  - Olympiacos 81–74 Fenerbahçe Ülker
  - SLUC Nancy 87–73 Bilbao Basket
    - Standings: Caja Laboral 2–0, SLUC Nancy, Bilbao Basket, Bennet Cantù, Olympiacos 1–1, Fenerbahçe Ülker 0–2.
- Group C:
  - Real Madrid 85–78 EA7 Emporio Armani
  - Maccabi Tel Aviv 70–66 Partizan Mt:s Belgrade
    - Standings: Real Madrid 2–0, EA7 Emporio Armani, Anadolu Efes, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Spirou Charleroi 1–1, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 0–2.
- Group D:
  - Galatasaray Medical Park 64–68 UNICS Kazan
  - Montepaschi Siena 79–57 Union Olimpija Ljubljana
  - FC Barcelona Regal 88–61 Asseco Prokom Gdynia
    - Standings: FC Barcelona Regal, Montepaschi Siena 2–0, Galatasaray Medical Park, UNICS Kazan 1–1, Asseco Prokom Gdynia, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 0–2.

Cricket

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 2nd Test in Dubai, day 2: Sri Lanka 239; Pakistan 281/4 (99 overs; Azhar Ali 100). Pakistan lead by 42 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 4:
- Group 2:
  - 0–4 Spain
  - 7–1 Turkey
    - Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Spain 9 points (3 matches), Germany 6 (2), Romania 6, Kazakhstan 4, Switzerland 3 (3), Turkey 1.
- Group 3: 0–4 Hungary
  - Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Iceland 13 points (5 matches), Norway 6, Belgium 4, Northern Ireland 3 (2), Hungary 3 (4), Bulgaria 0.
- Group 4: 2–2 Wales
  - Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): France 12 points, Ireland 6 (3), Scotland 4 (2), Wales 1 (3), Israel 0.
- Group 5: 2–2 Finland
  - Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): Finland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus 4 points, Estonia 0 (4).
- Group 6:
  - 3–3 Slovenia
  - 0–0 England
    - Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Netherlands 7 points, England 5, Serbia 4, Croatia 1 (2), Slovenia 1.
MLS Cup Playoffs Play-in round: Colorado Rapids 1–0 Columbus Crew

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 14 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
  - Men's 200 metres: Roberto Skyers 20.37 Lansford Spence 20.38 Bruno de Barros 20.45
  - Men's 400 metres hurdles: Omar Cisneros 47.99 Isa Phillips 48.82 Félix Sánchez 48.85
  - Men's 10,000 metres: Marílson Gomes dos Santos 29:00.64 Juan Carlos Romero 29:41.00 Giovani dos Santos 29:51.71
  - Men's high jump: Donald Thomas 2.32m Diego Ferrín 2.30m Víctor Moya 2.26m
  - Men's triple jump: Alexis Copello 17.21m Yoandri Betanzos 16.54m Jefferson Sabino 16.51m
  - Women's 200 metres: Ana Cláudia Lemos 22.76 Simone Facey 22.86 Mariely Sánchez 23.02
  - Women's 1500 metres: Adriana Muñoz 4:26.09 Rosibel García 4:26.78 Malindi Elmore 4:27.57
  - Women's 5,000 metres: Marisol Romero 16:24.08 Cruz da Silva 16:29.75 Inés Melchor 16:41.50
  - Women's shot put: Misleydis González 18.57m Cleopatra Borel-Brown 18.46m Michelle Carter 18.09m
  - Women's javelin throw: Alicia DeShasier 58.01m Yainelis Ribeaux 56.21m Yanet Cruz 56.19m
- Basque pelota:
- Bowling:
  - Men's individual: Santiago Mejía Chris Barnes Marcelo Suartz & Manuel Fernández
  - Women's individual: Liz Johnson Jennifer Park Caroline Lagrange & Karen Marcano
- Canoeing:
  - Men's K-4 1000 metres: (Maikel Zulueta, Reinier Torres, Osvaldo Labrada, Jorge García) 3:01.061 Canada (Steven Jorens, Richard Dessureault-Dober, Philippe Duchesneau, Connor Taras) 3:02.653 Brazil (Celso de Oliveira, Gilvan Ribeiro, Givago Ribeiro, Roberto Maheler) 3:02.821
- Diving:
  - Men's 3 metre springboard: Yahel Castillo 529.45 points Julián Sánchez 480.65 César Castro 462.15
  - Women's synchronized 10 metre platform: Paola Espinosa/Tatiana Ortiz 326.31 points Meaghan Benfeito/Roseline Filion 318.66 Yaima Mena/Annia Rivera 269.28
- Equestrian:
  - Team jumping: United States 2.90 penalties Brazil 11.58 Mexico 13.24
- Fencing:
  - Men's team épée: United States Canada
  - Women's team foil: United States Canada
- Football:
  - Women's tournament: Canada Brazil Mexico
- Gymnastics:
  - Men's floor: Diego Hypólito 15.800 points Tomás González 15.625 Alexander Rodríguez 14.900
  - Men's pommel horse: Daniel Corral 15.300 points Jorge Giraldo 14.625 Jorge Peña 14.450
  - Men's rings: Brandon Wynn 15.625 points Arthur Zanetti 15.600 Christopher Maestas 15.550
  - Women's uneven bars: Bridgette Caquatto 14.525 points Shawn Johnson 14.500 Elsa García & Marisela Cantú 13.625
  - Women's vault: Brandie Jay 14.337 points García 14.312 Catalina Escobar 14.162
- Judo:
- Karate:
  - Men's +84 kg: Ángel Aponte Alberto Ramírez Wellington Barbosa & Shaun Dhillon
  - Women's +68 kg: Maria Castellanos Xunashi Caballero Olivia Grant & Claudia Vera
- Roller skating:
  - Men's 1,000 metres: Pedro Causil 1:25.941 Ezequiel Capellano 1:25.973 Jorge Reyes 1:26.239
  - Men's 10,000 metres: Jorge Bolaños 22 points Capellano 19 Reyes 10
  - Women's 1,000 metres: Yersy Puello 1:35.056 Sandra Buelvas 1:35.336 Melisa Bonnet 1:35.439
  - Women's 10,000 metres: Kelly Martínez 30 points Bonnet 23 Catherine Peñán 10
- Weightlifting:
  - Women's +75 kg: Oliva Nieve 258 kg Yaniuska Espinoza 245 kg Tania Mascorro 244 kg
  - Men's 105 kg: Jorge Arroyo 395 kg Julio Luna 380 kg Donald Shankle 368 kg
  - Men's +105 kg: Fernando Reis 410 kg Yoel Morales 393 kg George Kobaladze 393 kg

October 26, 2011 (Wednesday)

Baseball

World Series:
- Game 6 in St. Louis: Texas Rangers vs. St. Louis Cardinals — postponed to October 27 due to rain.

Basketball

Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 2:
- Group A: Caja Laboral 81–69 Bennet Cantù
  - Standings: Caja Laboral 2–0, Bilbao Basket 1–0, Bennet Cantù 1–1, Fenerbahçe Ülker, SLUC Nancy, Olympiacos 0–1.
- Group B:
  - CSKA Moscow 94–74 Brose Baskets
  - KK Zagreb 62–81 Panathinaikos
    - Standings: Panathinaikos, CSKA Moscow 2–0, Brose Baskets, Unicaja 1–1, Žalgiris Kaunas, KK Zagreb 0–2.
- Group C: Anadolu Efes 79–80 Spirou Charleroi
  - Standings: Real Madrid, EA7 Emporio Armani 1–0, Spirou Charleroi, Anadolu Efes 1–1, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 0–1.
NCAA (Philippines) in Quezon City, Philippines:
- Men's Finals: San Beda College 57, San Sebastián College-Recoletos 55. San Beda win best-of-3 series 2–0.
  - San Beda wins their fifth NCAA title in six years, and ties Letran College with the most number of men's titles with 16.

Cricket

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 2nd Test in Dubai, day 1: Sri Lanka 239 (79 overs); Pakistan 42/0 (9 overs). Pakistan trail by 197 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 4:
- Group 1:
  - 1–1 Greece
  - 2–0 Russia
  - 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
    - Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Italy 9 points, Russia, Poland 6, Greece, Macedonia 1 (2), Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
- Group 3:
  - 0–1 Norway
  - 0–2 Iceland
    - Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Iceland 13 points (5 matches), Norway 6, Belgium 4, Northern Ireland 3 (2), Bulgaria 0 (2), Hungary 0.
- Group 4: 5–0 Israel
  - Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): France 12 points, Ireland 6 (3), Scotland 3 (1), Wales 0 (2), Israel 0.
- Group 5: 3–1 Estonia
  - Standings (after 1 match unless stated): Ukraine, Slovakia 4 points (2 matches), Finland, Belarus 3, Estonia 0 (4).
- Group 7:
  - 3–0 Armenia
  - 0–3 Denmark
    - Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Denmark 9 points, Czech Republic 4 (2), Austria 4, Portugal 3, Armenia 0.
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Universidad de Chile 1–0 (4–0) Flamengo. Universidad de Chile win 6–0 on points.
- Vasco da Gama 8–3 (1–3) Aurora. 3–3 on points; Vasco da Gama win 9–6 on aggregate.
- Libertad 2–0 (0–1) São Paulo. 3–3 on points; Libertad win 2–1 on aggregate.
AFC Champions League Semi-finals second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–2 (2–1) Al-Ittihad. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors win 5–3 on aggregate.
- Al-Sadd 0–1 (2–0) Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Al-Sadd win 2–1 on aggregate.
MLS Cup Playoffs Play-in round: FC Dallas 0–2 New York Red Bulls

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 13 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
  - Women's 100 metres hurdles: Yvette Lewis 12.82 Angela Whyte 13.09 Lina Flórez 13.09
  - Women's 400 metres hurdles: Princesa Oliveros 56.26 Lucy Jaramillo 56.95 Yolanda Osana 57.08
  - Women's 400 metres: Jennifer Padilla 51.53 Daisurami Bonne 51.69 Geisa Coutinho 51.87
  - Women's long jump: Maurren Maggi 6.94m Shameka Marshall 6.73m Caterine Ibargüen 6.63m
  - Women's high jump: Lesyani Mayor 1.89m Marielys Rojas 1.89m Romary Rifka 1.89m
  - Women's heptathlon: Lucimara da Silva 6133 points Yasmiany Pedroso 5710 Francia Manzanillo 5644
  - Men's 400 metres: Nery Brenes 44.65 Luguelín Santos 44.71 Ramon Miller 45.01
  - Men's 1500 metres: Leandro de Oliveira 3:53.44 Bayron Piedra 3:53.45 Eduar Villanueva 3:54.06
  - Men's hammer throw: Kibwe Johnson 79.63m Michael Mai 72.71m Noleysi Bicet 72.57m
- Basque pelota:
- Canoeing:
  - Women's K-4 500 metres: Canada (Kristin Ann Gauthier, Kathleen Fraser, Alexa Irvin, Una Lounder) 1:37.724 Mexico (Maricela Montemayor, Karina Alanís, Anais Abraham, Alicia Guluarte) 1:37.799 (Yulitza Meneses, Dayexi Gandarela, Darisleydis Amador, Yusmari Mengana) 1:39.105
- Diving:
  - Women's 10 metre platform: Paola Espinosa 370.60 points Tatiana Ortiz 369.05 Meaghan Benfeito 358.20
  - Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard: Yahel Castillo/Julián Sánchez 457.32 points Troy Dumais/Kristian Ipsen 411.99 René Hernández/Jorge Pupo 384.33
- Fencing:
  - Women's individual épée: Kelley Hurley Courtney Hurley Yamirka Rodríguez & Elida Agüero
  - Men's individual sabre: Philippe Beaudry Tim Morehouse Hernán Jansen & Joseph Polossifakis
- Gymnastics:
  - Women's artistic individual all-around: Bridgette Caquatto 55.875 points Ana Sofía Gómez 55.425 Kristina Vaculik 54.775
  - Men's artistic individual all-around: Jossimar Calvo 86.400 points Jorge Hugo Giraldo 86.200 Tomás González 86.050
- Judo:
- Roller skating:
  - Men's 300 metres time-trial: Pedro Causil 24.802 Emanuelle Silva 25.102 Juan Cruz Araldi 25.703
  - Women's 300 metres time-trial: Yersy Puello 26.444 Maria Moya 26.807 Verónica Elías 27.414
- Weightlifting:
  - Women's 69 kg: Mercedes Pérez 232 kg Cinthya Dominguez 226 kg Aremi Fuentes 221 kg
  - Women's 75 kg: Ubaldina Valoyes 250 kg María Fernanda Valdés 229 kg María Álvarez 228 kg
  - Men's 94 kg: Javier Vanega 370 kg Herbys Márquez 365 kg Eduardo Guadamud 365 kg

October 25, 2011 (Tuesday)

Basketball

Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 2:
- Group B: Unicaja 85–78 (OT) Žalgiris Kaunas
  - Standings: Brose Baskets, Panathinaikos, CSKA Moscow 1–0, Unicaja 1–1, KK Zagreb 0–1, Žalgiris Kaunas 0–2.

Cricket

West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 5: Bangladesh 350/9d & 119/3d (42 overs); WIN 244 (68 overs; Elias Sunny 6/94) & 100/2 (22 overs). Match drawn; 2-match series tied 0–0.
England in India:
- 5th ODI in Kolkata: India 271/8 (50 overs); England 176 (37 overs). India win by 95 runs; win 5-match series 5–0.
New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- 3rd ODI in Bulawayo: New Zealand 328/5 (50 overs; Ross Taylor 119, Kane Williamson 100*); Zimbabwe 329/9 (49.5 overs). Zimbabwe win by 1 wicket; New Zealand win 3-match series 2–1.

Football (soccer)

Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Santa Fe 4–1 (1–1) Botafogo. Santa Fe win 4–1 on points.
League of Ireland Premier Division, matchday 35 (team in bold qualify for Champions League, teams in italics qualify for Europa League): UCD 1–2 Shamrock Rovers
- Standings: Shamrock Rovers 74 points, Sligo Rovers 70, Derry City 67.
  - Shamrock win the title for the 17th time.

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 12 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
  - Women's 100 metres: Rosângela Santos 11.22 Barbara Pierre 11.25 Shakera Reece 11.26
  - Women's 800 metres: Adriana Muñoz 2:04.08 Gabriela Medina 2:04.41 Rosibel García 2:04.45
  - Men's 100 metres: Lerone Clarke 10.01 Kim Collins 10.04 Emmanuel Callander 10.16
  - Men's long jump: Víctor Castillo 8.05m Daniel Pineda 7.97m David Registe 7.89m
  - Men's shot put: Dylan Armstrong 21.30m Carlos Véliz 20.76m Germán Lauro 20.41m
  - Men's decathlon: Leonel Suárez 8373 points Maurice Smith 8214 Yordanis García 8074
- Baseball:
  - Men's tournament: Canada United States
- Basketball:
  - Women's tournament: Mexico Brazil
- Bowling:
  - Women's pairs: Liz Johnson/Kelly Kulick 5257 points Sandra Góngora/Miriam Zetter 4929 Anggie Ramírez/María Rodríguez 4851
  - Men's pairs: Bill O'Neill/Chris Barnes 5211 points José Lander/Amleto Monacelli 5018 Santiago Mejía/Jaime Andrés Gómez 4856
- Fencing:
  - Women's individual sabre: Mariel Zagunis Alejandra Benítez Yaritza Goulet & Eileen Grench
  - Men's individual foil: Alex Massialas Felipe Alvear Guilherme Toldo & Antonio Leal
- Gymnastics:
  - Men's artistic team all-around: Brazil (Francisco Barretto, Petrix Barbosa, Péricles da Silva, Diego Hypólito, Arthur Zanetti, Sergio Sasaki) 346.100 points (Rafael Morales, Ángel Ramos, Tommy Ramos, Luis Rivera, Alexander Rodríguez, Luis Vargas) 344.850 United States (Donothan Bailey, Christopher Maestas, Tyler Mizoguchi, Sho Nakamori, Paul Ruggeri, Brandon Wynn) 342.000
- Racquetball:
  - Men's team: Mexico United States &
  - Women's team: Mexico United States &
- Weightlifting:
  - Women's 63 kg: Christine Girard 238 kg Nísida Palomeque 235 kg Luz Acosta 230 kg
  - Men's 77 kg: Iván Cambar 338 kg Ricardo Flores 329 kg Chad Vaughn 326 kg
  - Men's 85 kg: Yoelmis Hernández 363 kg Carlos Andica 362 kg Kendrick Farris 348 kg

October 24, 2011 (Monday)

Baseball

World Series:
- Game 5 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2. Rangers lead series 3–2.

Cricket

West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 4: Bangladesh 350/9d (122.4 overs); WIN 144/5 (51 overs). West Indies trail by 206 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 11 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
  - Men's 5000 metres: Juan Luis Barrios 14:13.77 Bayron Piedra 14:15.74 Joilson Silva 14:16.11
  - Men's discus throw: Jorge Fernández 65.58m Jarred Rome 61.71m Ronald Julião 61.70m
  - Women's 10,000 metres: Marisol Romero 34:07.24 Cruz da Silva 34:22.44 Yolanda Caballero 34:39.14
  - Women's hammer throw: Yipsi Moreno 75.62m Sultana Frizell 70.11m Amber Campbell 69.93m
  - Women's pole vault: Yarisley Silva 4.75m Fabiana Murer 4.70m Becky Holliday 4.30m
- Fencing:
  - Women's individual foil: Lee Kiefer Nzingha Prescod Monica Peterson & Nataly Michel
  - Men's individual épée: Weston Kelsey Rubén Limardo Silvio Fernández & Reynier Henriquez
- Gymnastics:
  - Women's artistic team all-around: United States (Bridgette Caquatto, Jessie Deziel, Brandie Jay, Shawn Johnson, Grace McLaughlin, Bridget Sloan) 219.750 points Canada (Talia Chiarelli, Mikaela Gerber, Coralie Leblond, Christine Lee, Dominique Pegg, Kristina Vaculik) 217.450 Mexico (Marisela Cantú, Yessenia Estrada, Elsa García, Ana Estefania Lago, Alexa Moreno, Karla Salazar) 214.325
- Handball:
  - Men's tournament: Argentina Brazil Chile
    - Argentina qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
- Roller skating:
  - Men's free skating: Marcel Sturmer 134.20 points Daniel Arriola 129.80 Leonardo Parrado 124.80
  - Women's free skating: Elizabeth Soler 129.30 points Marisol Villarroel 123.70 Talitha Haas 122.70
- Weightlifting:
  - Women's 53 kg: Yudelquis Contreras 206 kg Inmara Henríquez 189 kg Francia Peñuñuri 188 kg
  - Women's 58 kg: Alexandra Escobar 221 kg Jackelina Heredia 216 kg Lina Rivas 215 kg
  - Men's 69 kg: Israel José Rubio 318 kg Junior Sánchez 310 kg Doyler Sánchez 310 kg
- Wrestling:

October 23, 2011 (Sunday)

Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Sölden, Austria:
- Giant Slalom: Ted Ligety 2:22.00 Alexis Pinturault 2:22.29 Philipp Schörghofer 2:22.51

Auto racing

Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Good Sam Club 500 in Talladega, Alabama: (1) Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (2) Jeff Burton (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (3) Dave Blaney (Chevrolet; Tommy Baldwin Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 32 of 36 races): (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 2237 points (2) Matt Kenseth (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 2223 (3) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 2219
V8 Supercars:
- Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise, Queensland (AUS unless stated):
  - Race 22: (1) Mark Winterbottom/Richard Lyons (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) (2) Jamie Whincup/Sébastien Bourdais (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (3) Lee Holdsworth/Simon Pagenaud (Garry Rogers Motorsport; Holden VE Commodore)
    - Drivers' championship standings (after 22 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 2517 points (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2374 (3) Shane van Gisbergen (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 2009
World Rally Championship:
- Rally de España in Salou, Spain: (1) Sébastien Loeb /Daniel Elena (Citroën DS3 WRC) (2) Mikko Hirvonen /Jarmo Lehtinen (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) (3) Jari-Matti Latvala /Miikka Anttila (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 12 of 13 rallies): (1) Loeb 222 points (2) Hirvonen 214 (3) Sébastien Ogier (Citroën DS3 WRC) 193
World Touring Car Championship:
- Race of Japan in Suzuka:
  - Race 1: (1) Alain Menu (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Robert Huff (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Michel Nykjær (Sunred Engineering; SEAT León)
  - Race 2: (1) Tom Coronel (ROAL Motorsport; BMW 320 TC) (2) Yvan Muller (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Huff
    - Drivers' championship standings (after 10 of 12 rounds): (1) Muller 363 points (2) Huff 350 (3) Menu 290

Badminton

BWF Super Series:
- Denmark Super Series Premier in Odense (CHN unless stated):
  - Men's singles: Chen Long def. Lee Chong Wei 21–15, 21–18
  - Women's singles: Wang Xin def. Wang Yihan 21–14, 23–21
  - Men's doubles: Jung Jae-sung /Lee Yong-dae def. Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng 21–16, 21–17
  - Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang def. Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei 22–20, 21–16
  - Mixed doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen /Christinna Pedersen def. Xu Chen/Ma Jin 22–20, 21–16

Baseball

World Series:
- Game 4 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0. Series tied 2–2.

Cricket

West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 3: Bangladesh 255/4 (91 overs); WIN. No play due to rain.
England in India:
- 4th ODI in Mumbai: England 220 (46.1 overs); India 223/4 (40.1 overs). India win by 6 wickets; lead 5-match series 4–0.
Australia in South Africa:
- 2nd ODI in Port Elizabeth: South Africa 303/6 (50 overs); Australia 223 (50 overs). South Africa win by 80 runs; 3-match series tied 1–1.

Equestrianism

Show jumping – World Cup Western European League:
- 2nd competition in Helsinki (CSI 5*-W): Pius Schwizer on Carlina Maikel van der Vleuten on Verdi Malin Baryard-Johnsson on Reveur de Hurtebise
  - Standings (after 2 competitions): (1) Schwizer 40 points (2) van der Vleuten 26 (3) Angelica Augustsson 18

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate America in Ontario, California, United States:
  - Pairs: Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy 183.98 points Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao 178.66 Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch 177.43
  - Ladies: Alissa Czisny 177.48 points Carolina Kostner 177.35 Viktoria Helgesson 145;75

Football (soccer)

UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 3:
- Group 2: 3–2 Switzerland
  - Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Spain, Germany 6 points (2 matches), Kazakhstan 4, Switzerland, Romania 3, Turkey 1.
A Lyga, matchday 31 (team in bold qualify for Champions League, team in italics qualify for Europa League):
- Tauras 0–1 Ekranas
- Sūduva 2–0 Žalgiris
  - Standings: Ekranas 76 points, Žalgiris 69, Sūduva 61.
    - Ekranas win the title for the fourth successive time and seventh time overall.
Premier League, matchday 29 (team in bold qualify for Champions League):
- Neman Grodno 2–2 Gomel
- Dinamo Minsk 3–2 Shakhtyor
- BATE Borisov 4–2 Torpedo Zhodino
  - Standings: BATE Borisov 61 points, Shakhtyor 49, Gomel 47, Dinamo Minsk 46.
    - BATE win the title for the sixth successive time and a record eighth time overall.

Golf

PGA Tour:
- Fall Series: Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Florida:
  - Winner: Luke Donald 271 (−17)
    - Donald wins his fourth PGA Tour title.
European Tour:
- Castelló Masters in Castellón, Spain:
  - Winner: Sergio García 257 (−27)
    - García wins the tournament for the second time, for his ninth European Tour title and first since 2008.
LPGA Tour:
- Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship in Yangmei, Taoyuan:
  - Winner: Yani Tseng 272 (−16)
    - Tseng wins her seventh title of the year, and twelfth of her career.

Motorcycle racing

Moto GP:
- Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia:
  - MotoGP: Race cancelled
    - Marco Simoncelli is killed after an accident on the second lap of the race, which was stopped and later abandoned.^[2]
    - Riders' championship standings (after 17 of 18 races): (1) Casey Stoner (Honda) 325 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 260 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 212
  - Moto2: (1) Thomas Lüthi (Suter) (2) Stefan Bradl (Kalex) (3) Pol Espargaró (FTR)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 16 of 17 races): (1) Bradl 274 points (2) Marc Márquez (Suter) 251 (3) Andrea Iannone (Suter) 172
  - 125cc: (1) Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) (2) Sandro Cortese (Aprilia) (3) Johann Zarco (Derbi)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 16 of 17 races): (1) Nicolás Terol (Aprilia) 282 points (2) Zarco 262 (3) Cortese 225

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 10 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
  - Men's 20 kilometres walk: Erick Barrondo 1:21:51 James Rendón 1:22:46 Luis Fernando López 1:22:51
  - Women's 20 kilometres walk: Jamy Franco 1:32:38 Mirna Ortíz 1:33:37 Ingrid Hernández 1:34:06
  - Women's marathon: Adriana da Silva 2:36:37 Madaí Pérez 2:38:03 Gladys Tejeda 2:42:09
- Equestrian:
  - Individual eventing: Jessica Phoenix 43.90 penalties Hannah Burnett 45.20 Bruce Davidson 48.90
  - Team eventing: United States 138.60 penalties Canada 172.50 Brazil 209.80
- Handball:
  - Women's tournament:
    - Brazil qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
- Sailing:
- Softball:
  - Women's tournament: United States Canada
- Triathlon:
  - Men's individual: Reinaldo Colucci 1:48:02 Manuel Huerta 1:48:09 Brent McMahon 1:48:23
  - Women's individual: Sarah Haskins 1:57:37 Bárbara Riveros Díaz 2:00:23 Pamella Nascimento 2:00:32
- Water skiing:
  - Women's tricks: Whitney McClintock 8390 points María Linares 7400 Regina Jaquess 6090
  - Women's slalom: Jaquess 39.00 points McClintock 38.50 Karen Stevens 31.50
  - Women's jump: Jaquess 50.60 points McClintock 50.50 Stevens 41.10
  - Men's tricks: Javier Andrés Julio 10,140 points Jason McClintock 9880 Felipe Miranda 9430
  - Men's slalom: Jonathan Travers 44.00 points McClintock 40.50 Carlos Lamadrid 39.00
  - Men's jump: Freddy Krueger 64.90 points Rodrigo Miranda 64.50 Felipe Miranda 62.70
- Weightlifting:
  - Women's 48 kg: Lely Burgos 170 kg Betsi Rivas 169 kg Katherine Mercado 165 kg
  - Men's 56 kg: Sergio Álvarez Boulet 267 kg Sergio Rada 266 kg José Lino Montes 262 kg
  - Men's 62 kg: Óscar Figueroa 312 kg Jesús López 296 kg Diego Salazar 292 kg
- Wrestling:

Rugby union

World Cup in New Zealand:
- Final in Auckland: ' 8–7 France
  - The All Blacks repeat their win over France in the 1987 Final and win the title for the second time.

Short track speed skating

World Cup in Salt Lake City, United States:
- Men's 500m: Jon Eley 41.558 Charles Hamelin 41.615 Evgeny Kozulin 41.751
- Men's 1500m (2): Noh Jin-Kyu 2:14.238 Kwak Yoon-Gy 2:14.295 J. R. Celski 2:14.343
  - Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Noh & Hamelin 1000 points (3) Kwak & Lee Ho-Suk 800
- Men's 5000m relay: Canada (Michael Gilday, Charles Hamelin, François Hamelin, François-Louis Tremblay) 6:49.723 Great Britain (Eley, Richard Shoebridge, Paul Stanley, Jack Whelbourne) 6:50.277 (Kwak, Lee Ho-Suk, Lee Jung-Su, Noh) 6:50.311
- Women's 500m: Marianne St-Gelais 44.382 Martina Valcepina 45.645 Jessica Smith 50.160
- Women's 1500m (2): Katherine Reutter 2:24.005 Lee Eun-Byul 2:24.032 Li Jianrou 2:24.124
  - Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Reutter 2000 points (2) Lee 1440 (3) Valérie Maltais 800
- Women's 3000m relay: China (Fan Kexin, Li, Liu Qiuhong, Xiao Han) 4:12.774 (Cho Ha-Ri, Kim Dam Min, Lee, Son Soo-Min) 4:13.294 Russia (Ekaterina Baranok, Olga Belikova, Tatiana Borodulina, Nina Yevteyeva) 4:18.694

Snooker

Players Tour Championship – Event 8: Alex Higgins International Trophy in Killarney, Ireland:
- Final: Neil Robertson 4–1 Judd Trump
  - Robertson wins his ninth professional title.
  - Order of Merit (after 8 of 12 events): (1) Robertson 25,600 (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan 24,600 (3) Trump 18,900

Tennis

ATP World Tour:
- If Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden:
  - Final: Gaël Monfils def. Jarkko Nieminen 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
    - Monfils wins his fourth ATP Tour title.
- Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia:
  - Final: Janko Tipsarević def. Viktor Troicki 6–4, 6–2
    - Tipsarević wins his second ATP Tour title.
WTA Tour:
- Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia:
  - Final: Dominika Cibulková def. Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 7–6(1), 7–5
    - Cibulková wins her first WTA Tour title.
- BGL Luxembourg Open in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg:
  - Final: Victoria Azarenka def. Monica Niculescu 6–2, 6–2
    - Azarenka wins her eighth WTA Tour title.

October 22, 2011 (Saturday)

Alpine skiing

Women's World Cup in Sölden, Austria:
- Giant Slalom: Lindsey Vonn 2:24.43 Viktoria Rebensburg 2:24.47 Elisabeth Görgl 2:24.83
  - Vonn becomes the fifth woman to win a World Cup race in all five disciplines.^[3]

Auto racing

V8 Supercars:
- Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise, Queensland (AUS unless stated):
  - Race 21: (1) Jamie Whincup/Sébastien Bourdais (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Will Davison/Mika Salo (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) (3) Mark Winterbottom/Richard Lyons (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon)
    - Drivers' championship standings (after 21 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 2379 points (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2329 (3) Shane van Gisbergen (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 1952

Baseball

World Series:
- Game 3 in Arlington, Texas: St. Louis Cardinals 16, Texas Rangers 7. Cardinals lead series 2–1.
  - Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols becomes only the third player to hit three home runs in a World Series game, joining Babe Ruth (1926, Game 4 & 1928, Game 4) and Reggie Jackson (1977, Game 6).

Cricket

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 1st Test in Abu Dhabi, day 5: Sri Lanka 197 & 483 (168 overs; Kumar Sangakkara 211, Prasanna Jayawardene 120); Pakistan 511/6d & 21/1 (10 overs). Match drawn; 3-match series tied 0–0.
West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 2: Bangladesh 255/4 (91 overs); WIN. No play due to rain.
New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- 2nd ODI in Harare: Zimbabwe 259/8 (50 overs; Brendan Taylor 107*); New Zealand 261/6 (48.2 overs; Martin Guptill 105). New Zealand win by 4 wickets; lead 3-match series 2–0.

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate America in Ontario, California, United States:
  - Men: Michal Březina 216.00 points Kevin van der Perren 212.48 Takahiko Kozuka 212.09
  - Ice Dance: Meryl Davis/Charlie White 178.07 points Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat 156.29 Isabella Tobias/Deividas Stagniūnas 132.58

Football (soccer)

UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 3:
- Group 1:
  - 4–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  - 0–9 Italy
  - 2–0 Greece
    - Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): Italy, Russia 6 points, Poland 3, Greece 0 (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Macedonia 0 (1).
- Group 2:
  - 0–0 Kazakhstan
  - 0–3 Germany
    - Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Germany 6 points (2 matches), Kazakhstan 4, Spain 3 (1), Switzerland 3 (2), Romania 3, Turkey 1.
- Group 3:
  - 0–1 Iceland
  - 0–1 Northern Ireland
    - Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): Iceland 10 points (4 matches), Belgium 4, Norway 3, Northern Ireland 3 (1), Bulgaria 0, Hungary 0 (3).
- Group 4:
  - 2–0 Israel
  - 1–4 France
    - Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): France 9 points, Republic of Ireland 6, Scotland 3 (1), Wales 0 (2), Israel 0.
- Group 5:
  - 0–0 Slovakia
  - 6–0 Estonia
    - Standings (after 1 match unless stated): Ukraine 4 points (2 matches), Finland, Belarus 3, Slovakia 1, Estonia 0 (3).
- Group 6:
  - 0–3 Netherlands
  - 1–2 Serbia
    - Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): Netherlands 6 points, England 4, Serbia 4 (3), Croatia 0 (1), Slovenia 0.
- Group 7:
  - 1–0 Portugal
  - 3–0 Austria
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Denmark 6 points, Czech Republic 4, Portugal 3, Austria 1, Armenia 0.
2012 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament Final Round second leg (first leg score in parentheses): ' 2–1 (1–2) Nigeria. 3–3 on aggregate; Cameroon win 4–3 on penalties, and qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
Premier League, matchday 26 (team in bold qualify for Champions League):
- Mika 1–0 Gandzasar
- Ararat 1–2 Ulisses
- Shirak 0–0 Pyunik
  - Standings: Ulisses 52 points, Gandzasar, Pyunik 42.
    - Ulisses win the title for the first time.

Horse racing

Cox Plate in Melbourne: Pinker Pinker (trainer: Greg Eurell, jockey: Craig Williams) Jimmy Choux (trainer: John Bary, jockey: Jonathan Riddell) Rekindled Interest (trainer: Jim Conlan, jockey: Dwayne Dunn)

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 9 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Archery:
  - Men's individual: Brady Ellison Crispin Duenas Daniel Pineda
  - Women's individual: Alejandra Valencia Miranda Leek Aída Román
- Beach volleyball:
  - Men's tournament: Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego Igor Hernández/Farid Mussa Santiago Etchegaray/Pablo Suárez
- Cycling:
  - Men's road race: Marc de Maar 3:40:53 Miguel Ubeto 3:40:53 Arnold Alcolea 3:41:48
  - Women's road race (all CUB): Arlenis Sierra 2:18:10 Yumari González 2:18:23 Yudelmis Domínguez 2:18:23
- Racquetball:
  - Women's singles: Paola Longoria Rhonda Rajsich Cheryl Gudinas & María Vargas
  - Women's doubles: Samantha Salas/Longoria Aimee Ruiz/Rajsich Angela Grisar/Carla Muñoz & Maria Córdova/Maria Muñoz
  - Men's singles: R. O. Carson Gilberto Mejía Álvaro Beltrán & Vincent Gagnon
  - Men's doubles: Javier Moreno/Beltrán Jorge Hirsekorn/César Castillo Kris Odegard/Tim Landeryou & Chris Crowther/Shane Vanderson
- Shooting:
  - Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol: Emil Milev 603 points Juan Pérez 591 Franco Di Mauro 590
  - Men's skeet: Vincent Hancock 147 points Guillermo Torres 145 Juan Miguel Rodríguez 142
  - Women's 50 metre rifle three positions: Dianelys Pérez 671.6 points Eglis de la Cruz 670.3 Sarah Beard 667.4
- Swimming:
  - Men's marathon 10 kilometres: Richard Weinberger 1:57:31.0 Arthur Frayler 1:57:31.3 Guillermo Bertola 1:57:33.9
  - Women's marathon 10 kilometres: Cecilia Biagioli 2:04:11.5 Poliana Okimoto 2:05:51.3 Christine Jennings 2:05:52.2
- Tennis:
  - Men's singles: Robert Farah Maksoud Rogério Dutra da Silva Víctor Estrella
  - Men's doubles: Juan Sebastián Cabal/Farah Maksoud Julio César Campozano/Roberto Quiroz Nicholas Monroe/Greg Ouellette
- Water skiing:
  - Women's overall: Regina Jaquess 2955.7 points Whitney McClintock 2809.6 Karen Stevens 1862.8
  - Men's wakeboard: Andrew Adkison 80.00 points Aaron Rathy 72.67 Marcelo Giardi 65.90
  - Men's overall: Javier Andrés Julio 2870.7 points Felipe Miranda 2800.8 Rodrigo Miranda 2591.1
- Wrestling:

Short track speed skating

World Cup in Salt Lake City, United States:
- Men's 1000m: Kwak Yoon-Gy 1:25.996 Noh Jin-Kyu 1:26.596 François-Louis Tremblay 1:26.869
- Men's 1500m (1): Charles Hamelin 2:16.630 Lee Ho-Suk 2:16.842 Lee Jung-Su 2:17.021
- Women's 1000m: Yui Sakai 1:31.260 Lana Gehring 1:31.278 Alyson Dudek 1:31.494
- Women's 1500m (1): Katherine Reutter 2:24.433 Valérie Maltais 2:24.519 Lee Eun-Byul 2:24.606

October 21, 2011 (Friday)

Basketball

Euroleague, Regular Season Matchday 1:
- Group A: Bilbao Basket 76–61 Olympiacos

Cricket

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 1st Test in Abu Dhabi, day 4: Sri Lanka 197 & 298/5 (101 overs; Kumar Sangakkara 161*); Pakistan 511/6d. Sri Lanka trail by 16 runs with 5 wickets remaining.
West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 1: Bangladesh 255/4 (91 overs); WIN.

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 8 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Archery:
  - Men's team: United States Mexico
  - Women's team: Mexico United States
- Beach volleyball:
  - Women's tournament: Larissa França/Juliana Felisberta Mayra García/Bibiana Candelas Yarleen Santiago/Yamileska Yantín
- Cycling:
  - Men's BMX: Connor Fields 34.245 Nick Long 34.907 Andrés Jiménez 35.323
  - Women's BMX: Mariana Pajón 40.118 Arielle Martin 42.659 María Díaz 42.971
- Shooting:
  - Men's 50 metre rifle three positions: Jason Parker 1249.1 points Matthew Wallace 1247.0 Bruno Heck 1245.0
  - Women's skeet: Kim Rhode 98 points Francisca Crovetto 89 Melisa Gil 88
- Squash:
  - Men's team: Mexico Canada Brazil & United States
  - Women's team: Canada Mexico & United States
- Swimming:
  - Women's 50 metre freestyle: Lara Jackson 25.09 Graciele Herrmann 25.23 Madison Kennedy 25.24
  - Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay: United States (Rachel Bootsma, Ann Chandler, Claire Donahue, Amanda Kendall) 4:01.00 Canada (Gabrielle Soucisse, Ashley McGregor, Erin Miller, Jen Beckberger) 4:07.04 Brazil (Fabíola Molina, Tatiane Sakemi, Dayanara de Paula, Tatiana Lemos) 4:07.12
  - Men's 200 metre backstroke: Thiago Pereira 1:57.19 Omar Pinzón 1:58.31 Ryan Murphy 1:58.50
  - Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay: Brazil (Guilherme Guido, Felipe França Silva, Gabriel Mangabeira, César Cielo) 3:34.58 United States (Eugene Godsoe, Marcus Titus, Chris Brady, Scot Robison) 3:37.17 Argentina (Federico Grabich, Lucas Peralta, Marcos Barale, Lucas Del Piccolo) 3:44.51
- Synchronized swimming:
  - Women's team: Canada (Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon, Jo-Annie Fortin, Chloé Isaac, Stéphanie Leclair, Tracy Little, Élise Marcotte, Karine Thomas, Valérie Welsh) 190.388 points United States (Morgan Fuller, Megan Hansley, Mary Killman, Mariya Koroleva, Michelle Moore, Leah Pinette, Lyssa Wallace, Alison Williams) 179.588 Brazil (Giovana Stephan, Joseane Costa, Lara Teixeira, Lorena Molinos, Maria Bruno, Maria Pereira, Nayara Figueira, Pamela Nogueira, Jéssica Gonçalves) 176.425
- Tennis:
- Wrestling:

Rugby union

World Cup in New Zealand:
- Bronze Final in Auckland: 18–21 Australia

October 20, 2011 (Thursday)

Baseball

World Series:
- Game 2 in St. Louis: Texas Rangers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1. Series tied 1–1.
Major League Baseball awards:
- Roberto Clemente Award: David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox

Basketball

Euroleague, Regular Season Matchday 1:
- Group B:
  - Panathinaikos 98–77 Unicaja
  - Brose Baskets 96–65 KK Zagreb
- Group C:
  - Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 73–84 Anadolu Efes
  - Spirou Charleroi 76–100 Real Madrid
  - EA7 Emporio Armani 89–82 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Group D: Union Olimpija Ljubljana 64–86 FC Barcelona Regal

Cricket

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 1st Test in Abu Dhabi, day 3: Sri Lanka 197 & 47/1 (11 overs); Pakistan 511/6d (174.4 overs; Taufeeq Umar 236). Sri Lanka trail by 267 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
England in India:
- 3rd ODI in Mohali: England 298/4 (50 overs); India 300/5 (49.2 overs). India win by 5 wickets; lead 5-match series 3–0.
New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- 1st ODI in Harare: Zimbabwe 231/6 (50 overs; Brendan Taylor 128*); New Zealand 232/1 (43.3 overs; Rob Nicol 108*). New Zealand win by 9 wickets; lead 3-match series 1–0.
  - Nicol becomes the seventh player to hit a century in his first ODI appearance.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Europa League group stage Matchday 3 (team in bold advances to Round of 32):
- Group A:
  - Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Rubin Kazan
  - P.A.O.K. 2–1 Shamrock Rovers
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Tottenham Hotspur 7 points, P.A.O.K. 5, Rubin Kazan 4, Shamrock Rovers 0.
- Group B:
  - Standard Liège 0–0 Vorskla Poltava
  - Hannover 96 2–2 Copenhagen
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Standard Liège, Hannover 96 5 points, Copenhagen 4, Vorskla Poltava 1.
- Group C:
  - Rapid București 0–1 Legia Warsaw
  - Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–1 PSV Eindhoven
    - Standings (after 3 matches): PSV Eindhoven 9 points, Legia Warsaw 6, Rapid București 3, Hapoel Tel Aviv 0.
- Group D:
  - Sporting CP 2–0 Vaslui
  - Zürich 1–1 Lazio
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Sporting CP 9 points, Lazio, Vaslui, Zürich 2.
- Group E:
  - Stoke City 3–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
  - Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 Beşiktaş
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Stoke City 7 points, Dynamo Kyiv 5, Beşiktaş 3, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1.
- Group F:
  - Athletic Bilbao 2–2 Red Bull Salzburg
  - Slovan Bratislava 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Athletic Bilbao 7 points, Paris Saint-Germain, Red Bull Salzburg 4, Slovan Bratislava 1.
- Group G:
  - Malmö FF 1–4 Metalist Kharkiv
  - AZ 2–2 Austria Wien
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Metalist Kharkiv 7 points, AZ 5, Austria Wien 4, Malmö FF 0.
- Group H:
  - Maribor 1–1 Braga
  - Club Brugge 1–2 Birmingham City
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Birmingham City, Club Brugge 6 points, Braga 4, Maribor 1.
- Group I:
  - Rennes 1–1 Celtic
  - Udinese 2–0 Atlético Madrid
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Udinese 7 points, Atlético Madrid 4, Rennes, Celtic 2.
- Group J:
  - AEK Larnaca 0–5 Schalke 04
  - Maccabi Haifa 5–0 Steaua București
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Schalke 04 7 points, Maccabi Haifa 6, Steaua București 2, AEK Larnaca 1.
- Group K:
  - Odense 1–4 Twente
  - Wisła Kraków 1–0 Fulham
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Twente 7 points, Fulham 4, Odense, Wisła Kraków 3.
- Group L:
  - Lokomotiv Moscow 3–1 AEK Athens
  - Sturm Graz 0–2 Anderlecht
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Anderlecht 9 points, Lokomotiv Moscow 6, Sturm Graz 3, AEK Athens 0.
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Vélez Sarsfield 1–1 (2–0) Universidad Católica. Vélez Sársfield win 4–1 on points.
- Universitario 1–1 (1–1) Godoy Cruz. 2–2 on points, 2–2 on aggregate; Universitario win 3–2 on penalties.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to Championship round):
- Group A: Motagua 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy
  - Final standings: Los Angeles Galaxy, Morelia, Alajuelense 12 points, Motagua 0.
- Group B: Isidro Metapán 3–2 Real España
  - Final standings: Santos Laguna 13 points, Isidro Metapán 9, Colorado Rapids 7, Real España 5.

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 7 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Badminton:
- Cycling:
  - Men's Keirin: Fabián Puerta Hersony Canelón Leandro Botasso
  - Women's Keirin: Daniela Larreal Luz Gaxiola Dana Feiss
  - Women's Omnium: Angie González 14 points Sofía Arreola 17 Marlies Mejías 24
- Shooting:
  - Men's double trap: Walton Eller 195 points José Torres 185 Luiz Fernando da Graça 182
- Swimming:
  - Men's 50 metre freestyle: César Cielo 21.58 Bruno Fratus 22.05 Hanser García 22.15
  - Men's 100 metre butterfly: Albert Subirats 52.37 Eugene Godsoe 52.67 Chris Brady 52.95
  - Women's 200 metre backstroke: Elizabeth Pelton 2:08.99 Bonnie Brandon 2:12.57 Fernanda González 2:13.56
  - Women's 200 metre breaststroke: Ashley McGregor 2:28.04 Haley Spencer 2:29.30 Michelle McKeehan 2:30.51
- Synchronized swimming:
  - Women's duet: Élise Marcotte/Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon 188.988 points Mary Killman/Mariya Koroleva 179.463 Lara Teixeira/Nayara Figueira 177.413
- Table tennis:
  - Men's singles: Liu Song Marcos Madrid Lin Ju & Alberto Mino
  - Women's singles: Zhang Mo Wu Xue Lily Zhang & Ariel Hsing
- Volleyball:
  - Women's tournament: Brazil United States
- Wrestling:

October 19, 2011 (Wednesday)

Baseball

World Series:
- Game 1 in St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals 3, Texas Rangers 2. Cardinals lead series 1–0.

Basketball

Euroleague, Regular Season Matchday 1:
- Group A:
  - Fenerbahçe Ülker 66–69 Caja Laboral
  - NGC Cantù 80–69 SLUC Nancy
- Group D:
  - UNICS Kazan 71–79 Montepaschi Siena
  - Asseco Prokom Gdynia 72–76 Galatasaray

Cricket

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 1st Test in Abu Dhabi, day 2: Sri Lanka 197; Pakistan 259/1 (98 overs; Taufeeq Umar 109*). Pakistan lead by 62 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Australia in South Africa:
- 1st ODI in Centurion: Australia 183/4 (29/29 overs); South Africa 129 (22 overs). Australia win by 93 runs (D/L); lead 3-match series 1–0.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 3:
- Group E:
  - Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Valencia
  - Chelsea 5–0 Genk
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Chelsea 7 points, Bayer Leverkusen 6, Valencia 2, Genk 1.
- Group F:
  - Marseille 0–1 Arsenal
  - Olympiacos 3–1 Borussia Dortmund
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Arsenal 7 points, Marseille 6, Olympiacos 3, Borussia Dortmund 1.
- Group G:
  - Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Zenit St. Petersburg
  - Porto 1–1 APOEL
    - Standings (after 3 matches): APOEL 5 points, Zenit St. Petersburg, Porto 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.
- Group H:
  - Milan 2–0 BATE Borisov
  - Barcelona 2–0 Viktoria Plzeň
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Milan, Barcelona 7 points, BATE Borisov, Viktoria Plzeň 1.
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16:
- First leg:
  - Flamengo 0–4 Universidad de Chile
  - São Paulo 1–0 Libertad
- Second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Arsenal 3–2 (0–0) Olimpia. Arsenal win 4–1 on points.
AFC Champions League Semi-finals first leg:
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–2 Al-Sadd
- Al-Ittihad 2–3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to Championship round):
- Group B: Santos Laguna 2–0 Colorado Rapids
  - Standings: Santos Laguna 13 points (6 matches), Colorado Rapids 7 (6), Isidro Metapán 6 (5), Real España 5 (5).
- Group C: UNAM 1–0 Tauro
  - Final standings: UNAM 11 points, , Toronto FC 10, FC Dallas 7, Tauro 5.
- Group D: Herediano 4–1 Comunicaciones
  - Final standings: Monterrey 12 points, Seattle Sounders FC 10, Comunicaciones 7, Herediano 6.

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 6 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Badminton:
  - Men's doubles: Howard Bach/Tony Gunawan Halim Ho/Sattawat Pongnairat Andrés López/Lino Muñoz & Adrian Liu/Derrick Ng
  - Women's doubles: Alex Bruce/Michelle Li Iris Wang/Rena Wang Grace Gao/Joycelyn Ko & Eva Lee/Paula Lynn Obañana
- Cycling:
  - Men's sprint: Hersony Canelón Fabián Puerta Njisane Phillip
  - Men's Omnium: Juan Esteban Arango 13 points Luis Mansilla 20 Walter Pérez 28
- Equestrian:
  - Individual dressage (all USA): Steffen Peters 82.690% Heather Blitz 81.917 Marisa Festerling 77.545%
- Rowing:
  - Women's lightweight single sculls: Jennifer Goldsack 7:48.77 Fabiana Beltrame 7:55.42 Yaima Velázquez 8:02.59
  - Men's lightweight coxless four: (Liosbel Hernández, Liosmel Ramos, Manuel Suárez, Wilber Turro) 6:06.06 Argentina (Diego Gallina, Pablo Mahnic, Nicolai Fernández, Carlo Lauro) 6:06.21 Chile (Rodrigo Muñoz, Fabián Oyarzún, Fernando Miralles, Félipe Leal) 6:06.36
  - Women's quadruple sculls: Argentina (Milka Kraljev, Maria Abalo, Maria Best, Maria Rohner) 6:34.46 Canada (Audra Vair, Isolda Penney, Barbara McCord, Melanie Kok) 6:37.68 United States (Chelsea Smith, Michelle Sechser, Megan Walsh, Catherine Reddick) 6:39.36
  - Men's eight: United States (Derek Johnson, Jason Read, Robert Otto, Joseph Spencer, Stephen Kasprzyk, Blaise Didier, Matthew Wheeler, Michael Gennaro, Marcus McElhenney) 5:39.32 Canada (Steven Van Knotsenburg, Peter McClelland, Josh Morris, Benjamin de Wit, Kai Langerfeld, David Wakulich, Blake Parsons, Spencer Crowley, Mark Laidlaw) 5:41.01 Argentina (Diego López, Mariano Sosa, Joaquín Iwan, Ariel Suárez, Rodrigo Murillo, Sebastián Fernández, Agustín Silvestro, Sebastián Claus, Joel Infante) 5:41.77
  - Men's single sculls: Ángel Fournier 7:02.94 Patrick Loliger 7:05.28 Emilio Torres 7:07.03
- Shooting:
  - Men's 50 metre rifle prone: Michael McPhail 693.2 points Alex Suligoy 691.5 Jason Parker 690.8
  - Men's trap: Jean Pierre Brol 146 points Danilo Caro 145 Roberto Schmits 143
  - Women's 25 metre pistol: Ana Luiza Mello 773.9 points Sandra Uptagrafft 769.8 Maribel Piñeda 768.8
- Swimming:
  - Men's 200 metre individual medley: Thiago Pereira 1:58.07 Conor Dwyer 1:58.64 Henrique Rodrigues 2:03.41
  - Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay: United States (Dwyer, Scot Robison, Charles Houchin, Matthew Patton) 7:15.07 Brazil (André Schultz, Nicolas Oliveira, Leonardo de Deus, Pereira) 7:21.96 (Daniele Tirabassi, Cristián Quintero, Crox Acuña, Marcos Lavado) 7:23.41
  - Women's 100 metre freestyle: Amanda Kendall 54.75 Erika Erndl 55.04 Arlene Semeco 55.43
  - Women's 200 metre butterfly: Kim Vandenberg 2:10.54 Lyndsay DePaul 2:12.34 Rita Medrano 2:12.43
  - Women's 800 metre freestyle: Kristel Köbrich 8:34.71 Ashley Twichell 8:38.38 Andreina Pinto 8:44.55

October 18, 2011 (Tuesday)

Baseball

Nippon Professional Baseball news: The Chunichi Dragons clinch their second consecutive Central League title with a 3–3 draw against the Yokohama BayStars, and earn a one-win and home field advantage for Climax Series Final Stage.

Cricket

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 1st Test in Abu Dhabi, day 1: Sri Lanka 197 (74.1 overs, Junaid Khan 5/38); Pakistan 27/0 (8 overs). Pakistan trail by 170 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 3rd ODI in Chittagong: WIN 61 (22 overs); Bangladesh 62/2 (20 overs). Bangladesh win by 8 wickets; West Indies win 3-match series 2–1.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 3:
- Group A:
  - Napoli 1–1 Bayern Munich
  - Manchester City 2–1 Villarreal
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Bayern Munich 7 points, Napoli 5, Manchester City 4, Villarreal 0.
- Group B:
  - CSKA Moscow 3–0 Trabzonspor
  - Lille 0–1 Internazionale
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Internazionale 6 points, CSKA Moscow, Trabzonspor 4, Lille 2.
- Group C:
  - Oțelul Galați 0–2 Manchester United
  - Basel 0–2 Benfica
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Benfica 7 points, Manchester United 5, Basel 4, Oțelul Galați 0.
- Group D:
  - Real Madrid 4–0 Lyon
  - Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 Ajax
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Real Madrid 9 points, Ajax, Lyon 4, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
AFC Cup Semi-finals second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Al-Kuwait 3–3 (2–0) Arbil. Al-Kuwait win 5–3 on aggregate.
- Al-Wehdat 1–1 (0–1) Nasaf Qarshi. Nasaf Qarshi win 2–1 on aggregate.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to Championship round):
- Group A: Morelia 2–1 Alajuelense
  - Standings: Morelia, Alajuelense 12 points (6 matches), Los Angeles Galaxy 9 (5), Motagua 0 (5).
- Group C: FC Dallas 0–3 Toronto FC
  - Standings: Toronto FC 10 points (6 matches), UNAM 8 (5), FC Dallas 7 (6), Tauro 5 (5).
- Group D: Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Monterrey
  - Standings: Monterrey 12 points (6 matches), Seattle Sounders 10 (6), Comunicaciones 7 (5), Herediano 3 (5).

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 5 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Cycling:
  - Women's team pursuit: Canada (Laura Brown, Jasmin Glaesser, Stephanie Roorda) 3:21.448 (Yudelmis Domínguez, Yoanka González, Dalila Rodríguez) 3:25.335 (María Luisa Calle, Sérika Gulumá, Lorena Vargas) 3:26.888
  - Women's sprint: Lisandra Guerra Daniela Larreal Diana García
- Gymnastics:
  - Women's rhythmic individual club: Cynthia Valdez 25.775 points Angélica Kvieczynski 25.150 Mariam Chamilova 24.525
  - Women's rhythmic individual ribbon: Julie Zetlin 25.775 points Valdez 25.075 Ana Carrasco 24.600
  - Women's rhythmic group 3 ribbons + 2 hoops: Brazil 24.775 points Canada 24.650 United States 24.625
  - Men's trampoline: Keegan Soehn 55.535 points Rafael Andrade 52.265 José Alberto Vargas 21.130
  - Women's trampoline: Rosannagh MacLennan 53.975 points Dakota Earnest 51.060 Alaina Williams 48.380
- Rowing:
  - Women's single sculls: Margot Shumway 7:53.05 Maria Best 7:55.55 Isolda Penney 8:06.88
  - Men's lightweight double sculls: Alan Armenta/Gerardo Sánchez 6:24.52 Yunior Pérez/Eyder Batista 6:27.07 Travis King/Terence McKall 6:29.27
  - Women's lightweight double sculls: Analicia Ramírez/Lila Pérez Rul 7:16.04 Yaima Velázquez/Yoslaine Domínguez 7:17.77 Michelle Sechser/Chelsea Smith 7:18.88
  - Men's coxless pair: Michael Gennaro/Robert Otto 6:47.07 João Borges Junior/Alexis Mestre 6:48.74 Peter McClelland/Steven Van Knotsenburg 6:50.80
  - Men's quadruple sculls: Argentina (Alejandro Cucchietti, Santiago Fernández, Cristian Rosso, Ariel Suárez) 5:51.20 (Janier Concepción, Yoennis Hernández, Eduardo Rubio, Adrian Oquendo) 5:51.69 Mexico (Horacio Rangel, Edgar Valenzuela, Patrick Loliger, Santiago Santaella) 5:59.58
- Shooting:
  - Men's 50 metre pistol: Sergio Sánchez 648.9 points Daryl Szarenski 640.0 Júlio Almeida 639.9
  - Women's trap: Miranda Wilder 87 points Lindsay Boddez 86 Kayle Browning 85
- Swimming:
  - Men's 200 metre freestyle: Brett Fraser 1:47.18 Shaune Fraser 1:48.29 Ben Hockin 1:48.48
  - Men's 200 metre breaststroke: Sean Mahoney 2:11.62 Clark Burckle 2:12.60 Thiago Pereira 2:13.58
  - Men's 1500 metre freestyle: Arthur Frayler 15:19.59 Ryan Feeley 15:22.19 Juan Martín Pereyra 15:26.20
  - Women's 200 metre individual medley: Julia Smit 2:13.73 Alia Atkinson 2:14.75 Joanna Maranhão 2:15.08
  - Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay: United States (Catherine Breed, Elizabeth Felton, Chelsea Nauta, Amanda Kendall) 8:01.18 Brazil (Maranhão, Jéssica Cavalheiro, Manuella Lyrio, Tatiana Lemos) 8:09.89 Mexico (Liliana Ibáñez, Patricia Castañeda Miyamoto, Fernanda González, Susana Escobar) 8:12.19
- Taekwondo:
  - Women's +67 kg: Glenhis Hernández Nikki Martínez Guadalupe Ruiz & Lauren Hamon
  - Men's +80 kg: Robelis Despaigne Juan Carlos Díaz François Coulombe & Stephen Lambdin

Surfing

Men's World Tour:
- Rip Curl Pro in Peniche, Portugal: (1) Adriano De Souza (2) Kelly Slater (3) Taj Burrow & Bede Durbidge
  - Standings (after 9 of 11 events): (1) Slater 58,150 points (2) Owen Wright 45,650 (3) De Souza 42,450

October 17, 2011 (Monday)

Basketball

Euroleague Group B: Žalgiris 74–87 CSKA Moscow

Cricket

England in India:
- 2nd ODI in Delhi: England 237 (48.2 overs); India 238/2 (36.4 overs; Virat Kohli 112*). India win by 8 wickets; lead 5-match series 2–0.
New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- 2nd T20I in Harare: New Zealand 187/3 (18/18 overs); Zimbabwe 154 (16.5 overs). New Zealand win by 34 runs (D/L); win 2-match series 2–0.

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 4 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Cycling:
  - Men's team pursuit: (Juan Esteban Arango, Edwin Ávila, Arles Castro, Weimar Roldán) 3:59.236 Chile (Antonio Cabrera, Gonzalo Miranda, Pablo Seisdedos, Luis Sepúlveda) overlapped Argentina (Maximiliano Almada, Marcos Crespo, Walter Pérez, Eduardo Sepúlveda) overlapped Mexico
  - Men's team sprint: (Hersony Canelón, César Marcano, Ángel Pulgar) 43.188 United States (Michael Blatchford, Dean Tracy, James Watkins) 44.036 (Jonathan Marín, Fabián Puerta, Christian Tamayo) 45.080
  - Women's team sprint: Daniela Larreal/Mariestela Vilera 33.611 Diana García/Juliana Gaviria 34.049 Nancy Contreras/Luz Gaxiola 34.617
- Gymnastics:
  - Women's rhythmic individual ball: Julie Zetlin 24.950 points Cynthia Valdez 24.825 Angélica Kvieczynski 24.700
  - Women's rhythmic individual hoop: Valdez 25.800 points Zetlin 25.500 Kvieczynski 25.000
  - Women's rhythmic group 5 balls: Brazil 25.050 points United States 24.850 Canada 24.625
- Rowing:
  - Men's double sculls: Cristian Rosso/Ariel Suárez 6:26.55 Janier Concepción/Yoennis Hernández 6:32.54 César Amaris/José Güipe 6:36.81
  - Men's coxless four: Argentina (Sebastián Fernández, Joaquín Iwan, Rodrigo Murillo, Agustín Silvestro) 6:04.41 Canada (David Wakulich, Kai Langerfeld, Blake Parsons, Spencer Crowley) 6:05.65 (Yenser Basilio, Dionnis Carrion, Jorber Avila, Solaris Freire) 6:06.51
  - Women's double sculls: Yariulvis Cobas/Aimeé Hernández 7:13.76 Megan Walsh/Catherine Reddick 7:14.34 Barbara McCord/Audra Vair 7:16.29
  - Women's coxless pair: Maria Abalo/Maria Best 7:24.57 Monica George/Megan Smith 7:29.05 Sarah Bonikowsky/Sandra Kisil 7:32.74
- Shooting:
  - Men's 10 metre air rifle: Matthew Rawlings 696.7 points Jonathan Hall 696.6 Gonzalo Moncada 688.9
  - Women's 10 metre air rifle: Emily Caruso 497.8 points Eglis de la Cruz 497.3 Rosa Peña 494.7
- Squash:
- Swimming:
  - Men's 100 metre backstroke: Thiago Pereira 54.56 Eugene Godsoe 54.61 Guilherme Guido 54.81
  - Men's 200 metre butterfly: Leonardo de Deus 1:57.92 Daniel Madwed 1:58.52 Kaio de Almeida 1:58.78
  - Women's 100 metre breaststroke: Ann Chandler 1:07.90 Ashley Wanland 1:08.55 Ashley McGregor 1:08.96
  - Women's 400 metre freestyle: Gillian Ryan 4:11.58 Andreina Pinto 4:11.81 Kristel Köbrich 4:13.31
- Table tennis:
  - Men's team: Brazil Argentina & Mexico
  - Women's team: & United States
- Taekwondo:
  - Women's 67 kg: Melissa Pagnotta Paige McPherson Katherine Rodríguez & Taimi Castellanos
  - Men's 80 kg: Sebastián Crismanich Carlos Vásquez Stuardo Solórzano & Uriel Adriano

October 16, 2011 (Sunday)

Auto racing

Formula One:
- in Yeongam, South Korea: (1) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull–Renault) (2) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren–Mercedes) (3) Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 16 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 349 points (2) Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) 222 (3) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 212
  - Constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 558 points (2) McLaren 418 (3) Ferrari 310
    - Red Bull win their second consecutive title.
IndyCar Series:
- IZOD IndyCar World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada: No official results
  - 2005 and 2011 Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon is killed in a multiple-car crash on lap 11 of the race, which was stopped and later abandoned.^[4]
  - Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) 573 points (2) Will Power (Team Penske) 555 (3) Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) 518
    - Franchitti wins his third consecutive title, and a record fourth in five years.

Baseball

Major League Baseball postseason:
- National League Championship Series Game 6 in Milwaukee: St. Louis Cardinals 12, Milwaukee Brewers 6. Cardinals win series 4–2.
  - The Cardinals win their first NLCS since 2006, and their 18th NL pennant overall. Cardinals third baseman David Freese is named series MVP after hitting .545 with three home runs and nine RBIs in six games.

Cricket

Australia in South Africa:
- 2nd T20I in Johannesburg: Australia 147/8 (20 overs); South Africa 148/7 (19.1 overs). South Africa win by 3 wickets; 2-match series drawn 1–1.

Equestrianism

Eventing – Étoiles de Pau in Pau (CCI 4*): William Fox-Pitt on Oslo Andrew Nicholson on Mr Cruise Control Fox-Pitt on Lionheart
Show jumping – World Cup Western European League:
- 1st competition in Oslo (CSI 5*-W): Pius Schwizer on Carlina Philipp Weishaupt on Souvenir Luciana Diniz on Winningmood

Fencing

World Championships in Catania, Italy:
- Women's team épée: China Italy
- Men's team foil: China France

Football (soccer)

CAF Champions League Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Enyimba 0–0 (0–1) Wydad Casablanca. Wydad Casablanca win 1–0 on aggregate.
CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals first leg: Inter Luanda 2–1 Maghreb de Fès
Premier League, matchday 26 (team in bold qualify for Champions League, teams in italics qualify for Europa League):
- NSÍ Runavík 1–2 B36 Tórshavn
- EB/Streymur 1–0 B71 Sandoy
  - Standings: B36 64 points, EB/Streymur 60, Víkingur 56, NSÍ 38.
    - B36 win the title for the ninth time.

Golf

PGA Tour
- Fall Series: McGladrey Classic in Sea Island, Georgia:
  - Winner: Ben Crane 265 (−15)^PO
    - Crane defeats Webb Simpson on the second playoff hole to win his fourth PGA Tour title.
European Tour:
- Portugal Masters in Vilamoura, Portugal:
  - Winner: Tom Lewis 267 (−21)
    - In his third professional tournament, Lewis wins his first European Tour title.
LPGA Tour:
- Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur:
  - Winner: Na Yeon Choi 269 (−15)
    - Choi wins her fifth LPGA Tour title.
Champions Tour:
- AT&T Championship in San Antonio:
  - Winner: Fred Couples 193 (−23)
    - Couples wins his sixth Champions Tour title.

Gymnastics

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
- Men:
  - Vault: Yang Hak-Seon 16.566 points Anton Golotsutskov 16.366 Makoto Okiguchi 16.291
  - Parallel bars: Danell Leyva 15.633 points Vasileios Tsolakidis & Zhang Chenglong 15.533
  - Horizontal bar: Zou Kai 16.441 points Zhang 16.366 Kōhei Uchimura 16.333
    - Zou wins his second title of the championships, second horizontal bar title and fifth world title overall.
- Women:
  - Balance beam: Sui Lu 15.866 points Yao Jinnan 15.233 Jordyn Wieber 15.133
  - Floor: Ksenia Afanasyeva 15.133 points Sui 15.066 Aly Raisman 15.000
    - Afanasyeva wins her second world title.

Motorcycle racing

Moto GP:
- Australian Grand Prix in Phillip Island, Australia:
  - MotoGP (all Honda): (1) Casey Stoner (2) Marco Simoncelli (3) Andrea Dovizioso
    - Riders' championship standings (after 16 of 18 races): (1) Stoner 325 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 260 (3) Dovizioso 212
      - Stoner wins his second world title.
  - Moto2: (1) Alex de Angelis (Motobi) (2) Stefan Bradl (Kalex) (3) Marc Márquez (Suter)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 15 of 17 races): (1) Bradl 254 points (2) Márquez 251 (3) Andrea Iannone (Suter) 165
  - 125cc: (1) Sandro Cortese (Aprilia) (2) Luis Salom (Aprilia) (3) Johann Zarco (Derbi)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 15 of 17 races): (1) Nicolás Terol (Aprilia) 271 points (2) Zarco 246 (3) Cortese 205
Superbike:
- Portimão World Championship round in Portimão, Portugal:
  - Race 1: (1) Carlos Checa (Ducati 1098R) (2) Sylvain Guintoli (Ducati 1098R) (3) Jonathan Rea (Honda CBR1000RR)
  - Race 2: (1) Marco Melandri (Yamaha YZF-R1) (2) Eugene Laverty (Yamaha YZF-R1) (3) Rea
    - Final riders' championship standings: (1) Checa 505 points (2) Melandri 395 (3) Max Biaggi (Aprilia RSV4) 303
Supersport:
- Portimão World Championship round in Portimão, Portugal: (1) Chaz Davies (Yamaha YZF-R6) (2) David Salom (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) (3) James Ellison (Honda CBR600RR)
  - Final riders' championship standings: (1) Davies 206 points (2) Salom 156 (3) Fabien Foret (Honda CBR600RR) 148

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 3 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Cycling:
  - Men's road time trial: Marlon Pérez Arango 49:56.93 Matías Médici 50:00.98 Carlos Oyarzun 50:27.60
  - Women's road time trial: María Calle 28:04.82 Evelyn García 28:13.76 Laura Brown 28:24.00
- Equestrian:
  - Team dressage: United States (Steffen Peters, Heather Blitz, Cesar Parra, Marisa Festerling) 75.754% Canada (Thomas Dvorak, Crystal Kroetch, Tina Irwin, Roberta Byng-Morris) 70.413% (Marco Bernal, Constanza Jaramillo, Juan Mauricio Sanchez, Maria Garcia) 69.614%
- Gymnastics:
  - Women's rhythmic group all-around: Brazil 48.575 points Canada 47.950 47.175
- Modern pentathlon:
  - Men's modern pentathlon: Óscar Soto 5728 points Andrei Gheorghe 5672 Esteban Bustos 5656
- Shooting:
  - Men's 10 metre air pistol: Daryl Szarenski 681.7 points Roger Daniel 676.1 Júlio Almeida 675.2
  - Women's 10 metre air pistol: Dorothy Ludwig 476.8 points Maribel Pineda 476.7 Sandra Uptagrafft 476.3
- Swimming:
  - Women's 100 metre backstroke: Rachel Bootsma 1:00.37 Elizabeth Pelton 1:01.12 Fernanda González 1:02.00
  - Men's 100 metre freestyle: César Cielo 47.84 Hanser García 48.34 Shaune Fraser 48.63
  - Women's 200 metre freestyle: Catherine Breed 2:00.08 Chelsea Nauta 2:00.62 Andreina Pinto 2:00.79
  - Men's 100 metre breaststroke: Felipe França Silva 1:00.34 Felipe Lima 1:00.99 Marcus Titus 1:01.12
  - Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay: Brazil (Bruno Fratus, Nicholas Santos, Cielo, Nicolas Oliveira) 3:14.65 United States (Will Copeland, Chris Brady, Bobby Savulich, Scot Robison) 3:15.62 (Octavio Alesi, Crox Acuña, Cristian Quintero, Albert Subirats) 3:19.92
- Taekwondo:
  - Men's 68 kg: Jhohanny Jean Ángel Mora Mario Guerra & Terrence Jennings
  - Women's 57 kg: Irma Contreras Doris Patiño Yeny Contreras & Nicole Palma

Rugby league

Autumn International Series:
- 26–6 in Glasgow, Scotland

Rugby union

World Cup in New Zealand:
- Semifinals in Auckland: 6–20 New Zealand
  - The All Blacks advance to the final for the third time, and will play France in a repeat of the 1987 Final at the same venue.

Tennis

ATP World Tour:
- Shanghai Rolex Masters in Shanghai, China:
  - Final: Andy Murray def. David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4
    - Murray wins a title for the third consecutive week, for his fifth title of the year and 21st of his career.
    - Murray's victory also moves him into third place in the ATP rankings, ahead of Roger Federer , who is ranked outside the top three for the first time since July 2003.
WTA Tour:
- Generali Ladies Linz in Linz, Austria:
  - Final: Petra Kvitová def. Dominika Cibulková 6–4, 6–1
    - Kvitová wins her fifth title of the year, and sixth of her career.
- HP Open in Osaka, Japan:
  - Final: Marion Bartoli def. Samantha Stosur 6–3, 6–1
    - Bartoli wins the seventh title of her career.

October 15, 2011 (Saturday)

Auto racing

Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Bank of America 500 in Concord, North Carolina: (1) Matt Kenseth (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 31 of 36 races): (1) Edwards 2203 points (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2198 (3) Kenseth 2196

Baseball

World Cup in Panama:
- 7th place game in Santiago de Veraguas: 3–8 '
- 5th place game in Chitré: ' 3–2
- Bronze medal game in Panama City: – — cancelled due to rain
- Final in Panama City: ' 2–1
  - The Netherlands become the first European nation to win the World Cup since Great Britain in 1938.^[5]
Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 6 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 15, Detroit Tigers 5. Rangers win series 4–2.
  - The Rangers win the ALCS for the second successive year. Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz is named series MVP with a postseason series record six home runs and 13 RBIs in six games.

Cricket

West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 2nd ODI in Dhaka: Bangladesh 220 (48.5 overs); WIN 221/2 (42.4 overs). West Indies win by 8 wickets; lead 3-match series 2–0.
New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- 1st T20I in Harare: Zimbabwe 123/8 (20 overs); New Zealand 127/0 (13.3 overs). New Zealand win by 10 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0.

Football (soccer)

CAF Champions League Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Espérance ST 2–0 (1–0) Al-Hilal. Espérance ST win 3–0 on aggregate.
CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals first leg: Sunshine Stars 0–1 Club Africain

Gymnastics

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
- Men:
  - Floor: Kōhei Uchimura 15.633 points Zou Kai 15.500 Diego Hypólito & Alexander Shatilov 14.466
    - Uchimura wins his second title of the championships and fourth title overall.
  - Pommel horse: Krisztián Berki 15.833 points Cyril Tommasone 15.266 Louis Smith 15.066
    - Berki wins the pommel horse title for the second successive time.
  - Rings: Chen Yibing 15.800 points Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti 15.600 Koji Yamamuro 15.500
    - Chen wins his second title of the championships, fourth rings title and eighth world title overall.
- Women:
  - Vault: McKayla Maroney 15.300 points Oksana Chusovitina 14.733 Phan Thị Hà Thanh 14.666
    - Maroney wins her second title of the championships.
  - Uneven bars: Viktoria Komova 15.500 points Tatiana Nabieva 15.000 Huang Qiushuang 14.833

Multi-sport events

Pan American Games, day 2 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Cycling:
  - Men's cross-country: Hector Páez 1:31:12 Max Plaxton 1:31:29 Jeremiah Bishop 1:32:41
  - Women's cross-country: Heather Irmiger 1:34:09 Laura Morfin 1:35:54 Amanda Sin 1:37:14
- Gymnastics:
  - Women's rhythmic individual all-around: Julie Zetlin 100.850 points Cynthia Valdez 100.325 Angélica Kvieczynski 98.200
- Modern pentathlon:
  - Women's modern pentathlon: Margaux Isaksen 5356 points Yane Marques 5260 Tamara Vega 4956
- Swimming:
  - Women's 100 metre butterfly: Claire Donahue 58.73 Daynara de Paula 59.30 Elaine Breeden 59.81
  - Women's 400 metre individual medley: Julia Smit 4:46.15 Joanna Maranhão 4:46.33 Allysa Vavra 4:48.05
  - Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay: United States (Madison Kennedy, Elizabeth Pelton, Amanda Kendall, Erika Erndl) 3:40.66 Brazil (Michelle Lenhardt, Tatiana Lemos, Flávia Delaroli, de Paula) 3:44.62 Canada (Jen Beckberger, Caroline Lapierre, Ashley McGregor, Paige Schultz) 3:48.37
  - Men's 400 metre freestyle: Charles Houchin 3:50.95 Matthew Patton 3:51.25 Cristian Quintero 3:52.51
  - Men's 400 metre individual medley: Thiago Pereira 4:16.68 Conor Dwyer 4:18.22 Robert Margalis 4:24.88
- Taekwondo:
  - Women's 49 kg: Ivett Gonda Lizbeth Díez Canseco Jannet Alegria & Deireanne Morales
  - Men's 58 kg: Gabriel Mercedes Damián Villa Frank Díaz & Marcio Ferreira

Rugby union

World Cup in New Zealand:
- Semifinals in Auckland: 8–9 France
  - France advance to the final for the third time.

October 14, 2011 (Friday)

Auto racing

Nationwide Series:
- Dollar General 300 in Concord, North Carolina: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Trevor Bayne (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 31 of 34 races): (1) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1100 points (2) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1085 (3) Aric Almirola (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports) 1013

Baseball

World Cup in Panama (teams in bold advance to Final):
- Group 3 (F/7 unless stated):
  - In Aguadulce:
    - 1–3
    - 4–7
    - 2–12 '
  - In Panama City:
    - 4–5 (F/8)
    - 2–8 '
    - ' 7–2
      - Final standings: Netherlands, Cuba 6–1, Canada, United States 4–3, Australia 3–4, South Korea, Panama 2–5, Venezuela 1–6.
Major League Baseball postseason:
- National League Championship Series Game 5 in St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1. Cardinals lead series 3–2.

Cricket

England in India:
- 1st ODI in Hyderabad: India 300/7 (50 overs); England 174 (36.1 overs). India win by 126 runs; lead 5-match series 1–0.

Fencing

World Championships in Catania, Italy:
- Women's team foil: Russia (Inna Deriglazova, Aida Shanayeva, Larisa Korobeynikova, Yevgeniya Lamonova) Italy (Arianna Errigo, Valentina Vezzali, Elisa Di Francisca, Ilaria Salvatori) (Lee Hye-Sun, Nam Hyun-Hee, Jeon Hee-Sook, Jung Gil-Ok)
  - Shanayeva wins her second team title and third world title overall.
- Men's team sabre: Russia (Nikolay Kovalev, Reshetnikov Veniamin, Aleksey Yakimenko, Pavel Bykov) (Valery Pryiemka, Aliaksandr Buikevich, Dmitri Lapkes, Aliaksei Likhacheuski) Italy (Diego Occhuizzi, Aldo Montano, Gianpiero Pastore, Luigi Tarantino)

Figure skating

ISU Junior Grand Prix (skaters in bold qualify for the Final):
- JGP Tallinn Cup in Tallinn, Estonia:
  - Pairs: Katherine Bobak/Ian Beharry 147.72 points Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer 141.28 Jessica Calalang/Zack Sidhu 139.32
    - Final standings: Sui Wenjing/Han Cong 30 points, Simpson/Blackmer & Bobak/Beharry 28, Yu Xiaoyu/Jin Yang 26, Ekaterina Petaikina/Maxim Kurduykov & Calalang/Sidhu 20.
  - Men: Joshua Farris 207.67 points Maxim Kovtun 186.87 Shoma Uno 175.15
    - Final standings: Yan Han & Farris 30 points, Jason Brown , Kovtun & Ryuju Hino 28, Keiji Tanaka 24.

Gymnastics

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
- Men's all-around: Kōhei Uchimura 93.631 points Philipp Boy 90.530 Kōji Yamamuro 90.255
  - Uchimura wins the all-around title for the third successive time.

Multi-sport events

The opening ceremony of the Pan American Games is held in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Volleyball

Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- 3rd place: SESI 1–3 Zenit
- Final: Jastrzębski 1–3 Trentino
  - Trentino win the title for a record third time.
Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- 3rd place: Sollys Osasco 3–0 Mirador
- Final: VakıfBank TT 0–3 Rabita Baku

October 13, 2011 (Thursday)

Baseball

World Cup in Panama (team in bold advances to Final):
- Group 3 (F/7 unless stated):
  - In Aguadulce:
    - 7–0
    - 4–0
    - 4–5
  - In Santiago de Veraguas:
    - 2–1
    - 2–1 (F/9)
    - 1–4 '
      - Standings: Netherlands 5–1, Cuba 4–1, Canada 4–2, United States, Panama 2–3, South Korea, Australia 2–4, Venezuela 1–4.
Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 5 in Detroit: Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 5. Rangers lead series 3–2.
- National League Championship Series Game 4 in St. Louis: Milwaukee Brewers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2. Series tied 2–2.

Cricket

West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 1st ODI in Dhaka: WIN 298/4 (50 overs; Lendl Simmons 122); Bangladesh 258/7 (50 overs). West Indies win by 40 runs; lead 3-match series 1–0.
Australia in South Africa:
- 1st T20I in Cape Town: South Africa 146/7 (20 overs); Australia 147/5 (19.3 overs). Australia win by 5 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0.

Fencing

World Championships in Catania, Italy (ITA unless stated):
- Women's épée: Li Na Sun Yujie Ana Maria Brânză & Anca Măroiu
  - Li wins her second world title.
- Men's foil: Andrea Cassarà Valerio Aspromonte Giorgio Avola & Victor Sintès
  - Cassarà wins his third world title.

Gymnastics

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
- Women's all-around: Jordyn Wieber 59.382 points Viktoria Komova 59.349 Yao Jinnan 58.598
  - Wieber wins her second title of the championships.

Snowboarding

World Cup in Landgraaf, Netherlands:
- Men's slalom: Roland Fischnaller Aaron March Andreas Prommegger
- Women's slalom: Fränzi Mägert-Kohli Yekaterina Tudegesheva Marion Kreiner

Volleyball

Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Semifinals:
  - Jastrzębski 3–2 SESI
  - Trentino 3–1 Zenit
Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Semifinals:
  - VakıfBank TT 3–0 Sollys Osasco
  - Rabita Baku 3–0 Mirador

October 12, 2011 (Wednesday)

Baseball

World Cup in Panama:
- Group 3:
  - In Chitré:
    - – — match postponed due to rain
    - – — match postponed due to rain
  - In Santiago de Veraguas:
    - 1–1 — match suspended in the top of the seventh inning due to rain
    - – — match postponed due to rain
      - Standings: Cuba 4–0, Netherlands 3–1, Australia, Panama, Canada 2–2, Venezuela, South Korea, United States 1–3.
Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 4 in Detroit: Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 3 (F/11). Rangers lead series 3–1.
- National League Championship Series Game 3 in St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3. Cardinals lead series 2–1.

Cricket

ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day:
- 8th Match in Sharjah: United Arab Emirates 221/8 (50 overs); Afghanistan 152 (44.4 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 69 runs.
  - Standings (after 4 matches): IRE, Scotland 8 points, United Arab Emirates 6, Netherlands, Afghanistan 4, Kenya 2, NAM, Canada 0.

Fencing

World Championships in Catania, Italy:
- Men's épée: Paolo Pizzo Bas Verwijlen Fabian Kauter & Park Kyoung-Doo
- Women's sabre: Sofiya Velikaya Mariel Zagunis Julia Gavrilova & Olha Kharlan
  - Velikaya wins her third world title.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Group 4: 1–6 Scotland
- Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): France 6 points, Scotland 3 (1), Ireland 3, Wales 0 (1), Israel 0.
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Independiente 1–0 (0–2) LDU Quito. 3–3 on points; LDU Quito win 2–1 on aggregate.

Gymnastics

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
- Men's team: China (Zou Kai, Teng Haibin, Chen Yibing, Zhang Chenglong, Feng Zhe, Yan Mingyong) 275.161 points Japan (Kōhei Uchimura, Kazuhito Tanaka, Kenya Kobayashi, Koji Yamamuro, Makoto Okiguchi, Yūsuke Tanaka) 273.093 United States (Jake Dalton, Jonathan Horton, Danell Leyva, Steven Legendre, Alex Naddour, John Orozco) 273.083
  - China win the men's team title for the fifth successive time.
  - Chen wins his fourth team title and seventh world title overall.
  - Zou and Teng both win their third team title and fourth world title overall.

Surfing

Men's World Tour:
- Quiksilver Pro France in France: (1) Gabriel Medina (2) Julian Wilson (3) Taylor Knox & Jordy Smith
  - Standings (after 8 of 11 events): (1) Kelly Slater 50,150 points (2) Owen Wright 43,900 (3) Joel Parkinson 35,900

Volleyball

Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar (teams in bold qualify for semifinals):
- Pool B: Trentino 3–1 SESI
  - Final standings: Trentino 9 points, SESI 6, Al-Arabi 2, Al-Ahly 1.
Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar (teams in bold qualify for semifinals):
- Pool A: Kenya Prisons 0–3 VakıfBank TT
  - Final standings: VakıfBank TT 6 points, Mirador 2, Kenya Prisons 1.
- Pool B: Rabita Baku 3–2 Sollys Osasco
  - Final standings: Rabita Baku 5 points, Sollys Osasco 4, Chang 0.

October 11, 2011 (Tuesday)

Baseball

World Cup in Panama:
- Group 3:
  - In Chitré:
    - 5–1
    - 4–11
  - In Santiago de Veraguas:
    - 0–7
    - 8–7
      - Standings: Cuba 4–0, Netherlands 3–1, Australia, Panama, Canada 2–2, Venezuela, South Korea, United States 1–3.
Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 3 in Detroit: Detroit Tigers 5, Texas Rangers 2. Rangers lead series 2–1.

Cricket

West Indies in Bangladesh:
- Only T20I in Dhaka: WIN 132/8 (20 overs); Bangladesh 135/7 (19.5 overs). Bangladesh win by 3 wickets.

Fencing

World Championships in Catania, Italy (ITA unless stated):
- Women's foil: Valentina Vezzali Elisa Di Francisca Lee Kiefer & Nam Hyun-Hee
  - Vezzali wins her sixth individual world title and 13th overall.
- Men's sabre: Aldo Montano Nicolas Limbach Gu Bon-Gil & Luigi Tarantino

Football (soccer)

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, matchday 12 (teams in bold qualify for the Finals, teams in italics advance to the play-offs):
- Group A:
  - Germany 3–1 Belgium
  - Kazakhstan 0–0 Austria
  - Turkey 1–0 Azerbaijan
    - Final standings: Germany 30 points, Turkey 17, Belgium 15, Austria 12, Azerbaijan 7, Kazakhstan 4.
- Group B:
  - North Macedonia 1–1 Slovakia
  - Ireland 2–1 Armenia
  - Russia 6–0 AND
    - Final standings: Russia 23 points, Republic of Ireland 21, Armenia 17, Slovakia 15, Macedonia 8, Andorra 0.
- Group C:
  - Italy 3–0 Northern Ireland
  - Slovenia 1–0 Serbia
    - Final standings: Italy 26 points, Estonia 16, Serbia 15, Slovenia 14, Northern Ireland 9, FRO 4.
- Group D:
  - Albania 1–1 Romania
  - France 1–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
    - Final standings: France 21 points, Bosnia and Herzegovina 20, Romania 14, Belarus 13, Albania 9, Luxembourg 4.
- Group E:
  - Hungary 0–0 Finland
  - Moldova 4–0 SMR
  - Sweden 3–2 Netherlands
    - Final standings: Netherlands 27 points, Sweden 24, Hungary 19, Finland 10, Moldova 9, San Marino 0.
- Group F:
  - Croatia 2–0 Latvia
  - Georgia 1–2 Greece
  - Malta 0–2 Israel
    - Final standings: Greece 24 points, Croatia 22, Israel 16, Latvia 11, Georgia 10, Malta 1.
- Group G:
  - Bulgaria 0–1 Wales
  - Switzerland 2–0 Montenegro
    - Final standings: England 18 points, Montenegro 12, Switzerland 11, Wales 9, Bulgaria 5.
- Group H:
  - Denmark 2–1 Portugal
  - Norway 3–1 Cyprus
    - Final standings: Denmark 19 points, Portugal, Norway 16, Iceland 4, Cyprus 2.
- Group I:
  - Lithuania 1–4 Czech Republic
  - Spain 3–1 Scotland
    - Final standings: Spain 24 points, Czech Republic 13, Scotland 11, Lithuania 5, LIE 4.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL, matchday 2:
- Bolivia 1–2 Colombia
- Chile 4–2 Peru
- Paraguay 1–1 Uruguay
- Venezuela 1–0 Argentina
  - Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): Uruguay 4 points, Argentina 3, Ecuador, Colombia 3 (1), Peru, Chile, Venezuela 3, Paraguay 1, Bolivia 0.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round, matchday 3:
- Group A:
  - Singapore 0–3 Jordan
  - China 0–1 Iraq
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Jordan 9 points, Iraq 6, China PR 3, Singapore 0.
- Group B:
  - South Korea 2–1 United Arab Emirates
  - Lebanon 2–2 Kuwait
    - Standings (after 3 matches): South Korea 7 points, Kuwait 5, Lebanon 4, United Arab Emirates 0.
- Group C:
  - North Korea 0–1 Uzbekistan
  - Japan 8–0 TJK
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Japan, Uzbekistan 7 points, North Korea 3, Tajikistan 0.
- Group D:
  - Australia 3–0 Oman
  - Thailand 0–0 Saudi Arabia
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Australia 9 points, Thailand 4, Saudi Arabia 2, Oman 1.
- Group E:
  - Indonesia 2–3 Qatar
  - Iran 6–0 Bahrain
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Iran 7 points, Qatar 5, Bahrain 4, Indonesia 0.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round, matchday 4 (teams in bold advance to the Third round):
- Group A:
  - SUR 1–3 Dominican Republic
  - El Salvador 4–0 CAY
    - Standings (after 4 matches): El Salvador 12 points, Suriname 7, Dominican Republic 4, Cayman Islands 0.
- Group B:
  - Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 BRB
  - BER 1–1 GUY
    - Standings (after 4 matches): Guyana 10 points, Trinidad and Tobago 9, Bermuda 4, Barbados 0.
- Group C: Panama 5–1 Nicaragua
  - Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Panama 9 points, Nicaragua 3, DMA 0 (2).
- Group D:
  - Canada 0–0 Puerto Rico
  - SKN 1–1 LCA
    - Standings (after 4 matches): Canada 10 points, Saint Kitts and Nevis 6, Puerto Rico 3, Saint Lucia 1.
- Group E: Guatemala 3–1 BLZ
  - Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Guatemala 12 points, GRN 3 (3), Belize 3, VIN 3 (3).
- Group F:
  - Haiti 2–2 CUW
  - ATG 10–0 VIR
    - Standings (after 4 matches): Antigua and Barbuda 12 points, Haiti 10, Curaçao 1, U.S. Virgin Islands 0.
Friendly international (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings): Mexico 1–2 (7) Brazil
Egypt Cup Final: Zamalek 1–2 ENPPI
- ENPPI wins the Cup for the second time.

Gymnastics

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
- Women's team: United States (Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Gabby Douglas, Sabrina Vega, Alicia Sacramone) 179.411 points Russia (Ksenia Afanasyeva, Viktoria Komova, Tatiana Nabieva, Anna Dementyeva, Yulia Belokobylskaya, Yulia Inshina) 175.329 China (Yao Jinnan, Tan Sixin, Sui Lu, Huang Qiushuang, Jiang Yuyuan, He Kexin) 172.820
  - The United States win the women's team title for the third time.
  - Sacramone, who was retained on the USA roster despite getting injured in training just before the championships, wins her second team title and fourth title overall, and her tenth medal makes her the most decorated American gymnast in World Championships history.

Volleyball

Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar (teams in bold qualify for semifinals):
- Pool A: Jastrzębski 3–0 Spartans
  - Final standings: Jastrzębski 8 points, Zenit 7, Spartans 2, Paykan 1.
- Pool B: Trentino 3–0 Al-Arabi
  - Standings: Trentino, SESI 6 points (2 matches), Al-Arabi 2 (3), Al-Ahly 1 (3).
Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar (teams in bold qualify for semifinals):
- Pool B: Rabita Baku 3–1 Chang
  - Standings: Rabita Baku, Sollys Osasco 3 points (1 match), Chang 0 (2).

October 10, 2011 (Monday)

Australian rules football

AFL Trade Week in Melbourne begins, the only opportunity for clubs to trade players before the 2012 AFL season commences.

Baseball

World Cup in Panama (teams in bold qualify for second round):
- Group 1:
  - In Panama City: ' 0–5 '
  - In Aguadulce: 0–15 (F/6)
    - Final standings: ', ' 6–1, Panama 5–2, United States 4–3, 3–4, , Chinese Taipei 2–5, Greece 0–7.
Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 2 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 3 (F/11). Rangers lead series 2–0.
- National League Championship Series Game 2 in Milwaukee: St. Louis Cardinals 12, Milwaukee Brewers 3. Series tied 1–1.

Cricket

ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day:
- 7th Match in Sharjah: United Arab Emirates 198 (44.3 overs); Afghanistan 183 (48.3 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 15 runs.
  - Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): IRE, Scotland 8 points, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates 4 (3), Netherlands 4, Kenya 2, NAM, Canada 0.

Volleyball

Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar (teams in bold qualify for semifinals):
- Pool A:
  - Spartans 3–2 Paykan
  - Jastrzębski 3–2 Zenit
    - Standings: Zenit 7 points (3 matches), Jastrzębski 5 (2), Spartans 2 (2), Paykan 1 (3).
- Pool B: Al-Ahly 1–3 SESI
  - Standings: SESI 6 points (2 matches), Trentino 3 (1), Al-Arabi 2 (2), Al-Ahly 1 (3).
Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Pool A: Kenya Prisons 2–3 Mirador
  - Standings: VakıfBank TT 3 points (1 match), Mirador 2 (2), Kenya Prisons 1 (1).

October 9, 2011 (Sunday)

Athletics

World Marathon Majors:
- Chicago Marathon (KEN unless stated):
  - Men: Moses Mosop 2:05:37 Wesley Korir 2:06:15 Bernard Kipyego 2:06:29
    - Standings (after 10 of 11 events): (1) Patrick Makau Musyoki 60 points (2) Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai 55 (3) Tsegaye Kebede 41
  - Women: Liliya Shobukhova 2:18:20 Ejegayehu Dibaba 2:22:09 Kayoko Fukushi 2:24:38
    - Standings (after 10 of 11 events): (1) Shobukhova 90 points (2) Edna Kiplagat 60 (3) Mary Jepkosgei Keitany 35
      - Shobukhova wins her second consecutive title.

Auto racing

Formula One:
- in Suzuka, Japan: (1) Jenson Button (McLaren–Mercedes) (2) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) (3) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull–Renault)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 15 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 324 points (2) Button 210 (3) Alonso 202
    - Vettel becomes the ninth driver to win consecutive world titles, and the youngest driver to win two titles.
Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Hollywood Casino 400 in Kansas City, Kansas: (1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Kasey Kahne (Toyota; Red Bull Racing Team) (3) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 30 of 36 races): (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 2161 points (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2160 (3) Johnson 2157
V8 Supercars:
- Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 in Bathurst, New South Wales (AUS unless stated): (1) Garth Tander/Nick Percat (Holden Racing Team; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Craig Lowndes/Mark Skaife (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (3) Greg Murphy /Allan Simonsen (Kelly Racing; Holden VE Commodore)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 20 of 28 races): (1) Lowndes 2329 points (2) Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2229 (3) Shane van Gisbergen (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 1920

Baseball

World Cup in Panama (teams in bold qualify for second round):
- Group 1:
  - In Panama City:
    - 1–6 '
    - ' 3–7 '
  - In Aguadulce:
    - 4–9
    - 3–1
      - Standings: Canada, Netherlands 6–1, Panama 5–1, United States 3–3, Puerto Rico 3–4, Japan 2–5, Chinese Taipei 1–5, Greece 0–6.
- Group 2:
  - In Chitre:
    - ' 9–6
    - 4–5 (F/10) '
  - In Santiago de Veraguas:
    - ' 7–6 (F/10)
    - 0–6 '
      - Final standings: Cuba 7–0, Venezuela, South Korea 5–2, Australia 4–3, Dominican Republic, Italy 3–4, Nicaragua 1–6, Germany 0–7.
Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 2 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers — postponed to October 10 due to inclement weather.
- National League Championship Series Game 1 in Milwaukee: Milwaukee Brewers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6. Brewers lead series 1–0.

Cricket

Champions League Twenty20 Final in Chennai: Mumbai Indians 139 (20 overs); Royal Challengers Bangalore 108 (19.2 overs). Mumbai Indians win by 31 runs.

Cycling

UCI World Tour:
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 5: Denis Galimzyanov () 2h 19' 44" Juan José Haedo () s.t. Elia Viviani () s.t.
  - Final general classification: (1) Tony Martin () 13h 39' 11" (2) David Millar () + 17" (3) Chris Froome () + 26"
  - World Tour standings (after 25 of 26 races): (1) Philippe Gilbert () 698 points (2) Cadel Evans () 574 (3) Alberto Contador () 471

Field hockey

Oceania Cup in Hobart, Australia:
- Men's Game 3: 6–1 . Series tied 1–1; Australia win on goal difference.
  - Australia win the Cup for the seventh successive time.
  - Both teams qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
- Women's Game 3: 2–4 . Series tied 1–1; New Zealand win on goal difference.
  - New Zealand win the Cup for the third successive time.
  - Both teams qualify for the 2012 Olympics.

Football (soccer)

2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 6 (teams in bold qualify for the Finals):
- Group D:
  - Morocco 3–1 Tanzania
  - Algeria 2–0 CAF
    - Final standings: Morocco 11 points, Central African Republic, Algeria 8, Tanzania 5.
- Group E: MRI 0–2 Senegal
  - Final standings: Senegal 16 points, Cameroon 11, DR Congo 7, Mauritius 0.
- Group H:
  - BEN 0–1 RWA
  - Ivory Coast 2–1 BDI
    - Final standings: Côte d'Ivoire 18 points, Rwanda 6, Burundi, Benin 5.

Golf

PGA Tour – Fall Series:
- Frys.com Open in San Martin, California:
  - Winner: Bryce Molder 267 (−17)^PO
    - Molder defeats Briny Baird on the sixth playoff hole, to win his first PGA Tour title.
European Tour:
- Madrid Masters in Madrid, Spain:
  - Winner: Lee Slattery 273 (−15)
    - Slattery wins his first European Tour title.
LPGA Tour:
- LPGA Hana Bank Championship in Incheon, South Korea:
  - Winner: Yani Tseng 202 (−14)
    - Tseng wins her sixth title of the year, and eleventh of her career.
Champions Tour:
- Insperity Championship in The Woodlands, Texas:
  - Winner: Brad Faxon 134 (−10)
    - Faxon wins his first Champions Tour title.

Rugby union

World Cup knockout stage in New Zealand:
- Quarter-finals:
  - In Wellington: 9–11 Australia
  - In Auckland: ' 33–10 Argentina

Snooker

Players Tour Championship – Event 7: Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy in Gloucester, England:
- Final: Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–2 Matthew Stevens
  - O'Sullivan wins his 47th professional title.
  - Order of Merit (after 7 of 12 events): (1) O'Sullivan 24,400 (2) Neil Robertson 15,600 (3) Judd Trump 13,900

Tennis

ATP World Tour:
- China Open in Beijing, China:
  - Final: Tomáš Berdych def. Marin Čilić 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
    - Berdych wins his sixth ATP Tour title.
- Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
  - Final: Andy Murray def. Rafael Nadal 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
    - Murray wins his fourth title of the year, and 20th of his career.
WTA Tour:
- China Open in Beijing, China:
  - Final: Agnieszka Radwańska def. Andrea Petkovic 7–5, 0–6, 6–4
    - Radwańska wins her third title of the year, and seventh of her career.

Volleyball

Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Pool A: Paykan 0–3 Zenit
  - Standings: Zenit 6 points (2 matches), Jastrzębski 3 (1), Spartans 0 (1), Paykan 0 (2).
- Pool B:
  - Trentino 3–0 Al-Ahly
  - SESI 3–0 Al-Arabi
    - Standings: Trentino, SESI 3 points (1 match), Al-Arabi 2 (2), Al-Ahly 1 (2).
Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Pool B: Sollys Osasco 3–1 Chang

October 8, 2011 (Saturday)

Auto racing

Nationwide Series:
- Kansas Lottery 300 in Kansas City, Kansas: (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 30 of 34 races): (1) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1064 points (2) Sadler 1044 (3) Reed Sorenson (Dodge; MacDonald Motorsports) 994

Baseball

World Cup in Panama (teams in bold qualify for second round):
- Group 1:
  - In Panama City:
    - ' 4–5 (F/11) '
    - ' – — match postponed due to rain
  - In Aguadulce:
    - – — match postponed due to rain
    - 6–0
      - Standings: Panama 5–0, Canada, Netherlands 5–1, United States 3–2, Puerto Rico 3–3, Japan 1–5, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–5.
- Group 2:
  - In Chitre:
    - 15–0 (F/5)
    - 4–0
  - In Santiago de Veraguas:
    - ' 8–2
    - 16–1 (F/6)
      - Standings: Cuba 6–0, Venezuela, South Korea 4–2, Dominican Republic, Italy, Australia 3–3, Nicaragua 1–5, Germany 0–6.
Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 1 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 3, Detroit Tigers 2. Rangers lead series 1–0.

Boxing

World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan:
- Light flyweight: Zou Shiming Shin Jong-Hun Pürevdorjiin Serdamba & David Ayrapetyan
- Flyweight: Misha Aloyan Andrew Selby Jasurbek Latipov & Rau'shee Warren
- Bantamweight: Lázaro Álvarez Luke Campbell John Joe Nevin & Anvar Yunusov
- Lightweight: Vasyl Lomachenko Yasniel Toledo Gani Zhailauov & Domenico Valentino
- Light welterweight: Éverton Lopes Denys Berinchyk Vincenzo Mangiacapre & Tom Stalker
- Welterweight: Taras Shelestyuk Serik Sapiyev Egidijus Kavaliauskas & Vikas Krishan Yadav
- Middleweight: Evhen Khytrov Ryota Murata Esquiva Florentino & Bogdan Juratoni
- Light heavyweight: Julio César la Cruz Adilbek Niyazymbetov Egor Mekhontsev & Elshod Rasulov
- Heavyweight: Oleksandr Usyk Teymur Mammadov Siarhei Karneyeu & Wang Xuanxuan
- Super heavyweight: Magomedrasul Majidov Anthony Joshua Erik Pfeifer & Ivan Dychko

Cricket

ICC Intercontinental Cup, day 4 in Sharjah: United Arab Emirates 462 & 228 (73 overs); Afghanistan 328 & 131/7 (80 overs). Match drawn.
- Standings (after 2 matches): IRE 40 points, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan 23, Netherlands 17, Scotland, Kenya 16, NAM 3, Canada 0.
Champions League Twenty20 Semifinals in Chennai: Mumbai Indians 160/5 (20 overs); Somerset 150/7 (20 overs). Mumbai Indians win by 10 runs.

Cycling

UCI World Tour:
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 4: Elia Viviani () 4h 09' 08" Peter Sagan () s.t. Juan José Haedo () s.t.
  - General classification (after stage 4): (1) Tony Martin () 11h 19' 27" (2) David Millar () + 17" (3) Chris Froome () + 26"

Field hockey

Oceania Cup in Hobart, Australia:
- Men's Game 2: 3–3 . New Zealand lead series 1–0.
- Women's Game 2: 3–3 . Australia lead series 1–0.

Figure skating

ISU Junior Grand Prix:
- JGP Trofeo Walter Lombardi in Milan, Italy (RUS unless stated):
  - Ice Dance: Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin 149.98 points Valeria Zenkova/Valerie Sinitsin 130.58 Lauri Bonacorsi/Travis Mager 129.63
    - Standings (after 6 of 7 events): Victoria Sinitsina/Ruslan Zhiganshin & Stepanova/Bukin 30 points (2 events), Maria Nosulia/Evgen Kholoniuk & Anastasia Galyeta/Alexei Shumski 26 (2), Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton , Bonacorsi/Mager & Zenkova/Sinitsin 24 (2), Nicole Orford/Thomas Williams 20 (2), Shari Koch/Christian Nüchtern 18 (2)
  - Ladies: Yulia Lipnitskaya 183.05 points Anna Shershak 150.21 Hannah Miller 146.74
    - Standings (after 6 of 7 events): Lipnitskaia & Polina Shelepen 30 points (2 events), Vanessa Lam & Li Zijun 26 (2), Polina Korobeynikova & Polina Agafonova 22 (2), Satoko Miyahara 20 (2), Kim Hae-jin & Miu Sato 18 (2)

Football (soccer)

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, matchday 11 (team in bold qualifies for the Finals):
- Group I: LIE 0–1 Scotland
  - Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): Spain 21 points, Scotland 11, Czech Republic 10, Lithuania 5, Liechtenstein 4 (8).
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 6 (teams in bold qualify for the Finals):
- Group A:
  - LBR 2–2 Mali
  - CPV 2–1 Zimbabwe
    - Final standings: Mali, Cape Verde 10 points, Zimbabwe 8, Liberia 5.
- Group B:
  - Ethiopia 4–2 MAD
  - Nigeria 2–2 GUI
    - Final standings: Guinea 14 points, Nigeria 11, Ethiopia 7, Madagascar 1.
- Group C:
  - Zambia 0–0 Libya
  - Mozambique 3–0 COM
    - Final standings: Zambia 13 points, Libya 12, Mozambique 7, Comoros 1.
- Group F: GAM 1–1 BFA
  - Final standings: Burkina Faso 10 points, Gambia 4, NAM 3.
- Group G:
  - Egypt 3–0 Niger
  - South Africa 0–0 SLE
    - Final standings: Niger, South Africa, Sierra Leone 9 points, Egypt 5.
- Group I:
  - SWZ 0–0 Congo
  - Sudan 0–2 Ghana
    - Final standings: Ghana 16 points, Sudan 13, Congo 4, Swaziland 1.
- Group J:
  - Uganda 0–0 Kenya
  - GNB 0–2 Angola
    - Final standings: Angola 12 points, Uganda 11, Kenya 8, Guinea-Bissau 3.
- Group K:
  - CHA 2–2 MWI
  - Tunisia 2–0 TOG
    - Final standings: BOT 17 points, Tunisia 14, Malawi 12, Togo 6, Chad 3.

Mixed martial arts

UFC 136 in Houston, Texas, United States (USA unless stated):
- Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) def. Gray Maynard via TKO (punches)
- Featherweight Championship bout: José Aldo (c) def. Kenny Florian via unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)
- Middleweight bout: Chael Sonnen def. Brian Stann via submission (arm triangle choke)
- Featherweight bout: Nam Phan def. Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- Lightweight bout: Joe Lauzon def. Melvin Guillard via submission (rear naked choke)

Rugby league

Super League Play-offs:
- Grand Final in Manchester: Leeds Rhinos 32–16 St. Helens
  - Leeds win the Grand Final for a record fifth time.

Rugby union

World Cup knockout stage in New Zealand:
- Quarter-finals:
  - In Wellington: 10–22 Wales
  - In Auckland: 12–19 France

Volleyball

Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Pool A:
  - Spartans 0–3 Zenit
  - Jastrzębski 3–0 Paykan
- Pool B: Al-Ahly 2–3 Al-Arabi
Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Pool A: VakıfBank TT 3–0 Mirador

October 7, 2011 (Friday)

Baseball

World Cup in Panama (teams in bold qualify for second round):
- Group 1:
  - In Panama City:
    - 3–1
    - 3–12 '
  - In Aguadulce:
    - 10–1
    - 5–7 '
      - Standings: Netherlands, Panama 5–0, Canada 4–1, United States 3–2, Puerto Rico 2–3, Japan 1–4, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–5.
- Group 2:
  - In Chitre:
    - 5–10
    - 1–5 '
  - In Santiago de Veraguas:
    - 9–11 (F/11)
    - 6–4
      - Standings: Cuba 5–0, Venezuela 4–1, South Korea, Italy 3–2, Dominican Republic, Australia 2–3, Nicaragua 1–4, Germany 0–5.
Major League Baseball postseason:
- National League Division Series:
  - Game 5 in Philadelphia: St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0. Cardinals win series 3–2.
  - Game 5 in Milwaukee: Milwaukee Brewers 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 (F/10). Brewers win series 3–2.

Basketball

WNBA Playoffs:
- WNBA Finals Game 3 in Atlanta: Minnesota Lynx 73, Atlanta Dream 67. Lynx win series 3–0.
  - The Lynx win their first WNBA title.

Cricket

ICC Intercontinental Cup, day 3 in Sharjah: United Arab Emirates 462 & 212/5 (55 overs); Afghanistan 328 (112.4 overs; Mohammad Nabi 117, Arshad Ali 6/45). United Arab Emirates lead by 346 runs with 5 wickets remaining.
Champions League Twenty20 Semifinals in Bangalore: New South Wales Blues 203/2 (20 overs; David Warner 123*); Royal Challengers Bangalore 204/4 (18.3 overs). Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 6 wickets.

Cycling

UCI World Tour:
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 3: Nicolas Roche () 3h 53' 15" Philip Deignan () s.t. Chris Froome () + 1"
  - General classification (after stage 3): (1) Tony Martin () 7h 10' 19" (2) David Millar () + 17" (3) Froome + 26"

Figure skating

ISU Junior Grand Prix:
- JGP Trofeo Walter Lombardi in Milan, Italy:
  - Men: Yan Han 219.37 points Jason Brown 194.28 Lee June-hyoung 176.48
    - Standings (after 6 of 7 events): Yan 30 points (2 events), Brown, Ryuju Hino 28 (2), Keiji Tanaka 24 (2), Artur Dmitriev Jr. 22 (2), Zhang He, Lee & Timothy Dolensky 20 (2).

Football (soccer)

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, matchday 11 (teams in bold qualify for the Finals, teams in italics qualify for the play-offs):
- Group A:
  - Azerbaijan 1–4 Austria
  - Turkey 1–3 Germany
  - Belgium 4–1 Kazakhstan
    - Standings (after 9 matches): Germany 27 points, Belgium 15, Turkey 14, Austria 11, Azerbaijan 7, Kazakhstan 3.
- Group B:
  - Armenia 4–1 North Macedonia
  - Slovakia 0–1 Russia
  - AND 0–2 Ireland
    - Standings (after 9 matches): Russia 20 points, Republic of Ireland 18, Armenia 17, Slovakia 14, Macedonia 7, Andorra 0.
- Group C:
  - Serbia 1–1 Italy
  - Northern Ireland 1–2 Estonia
    - Standings (after 9 matches unless stated): Italy 23 points, Estonia 16 (10), Serbia 15, Slovenia 11, Northern Ireland 9, FRO 4 (10).
- Group D:
  - Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–0 Luxembourg
  - Romania 2–2 Belarus
  - France 3–0 Albania
    - Standings (after 9 matches unless stated): France 20 points, Bosnia and Herzegovina 19, Romania 13, Belarus 13 (10), Albania 8, Luxembourg 4 (10).
- Group E:
  - Finland 1–2 Sweden
  - Netherlands 1–0 Moldova
    - Standings (after 9 matches): Netherlands 27 points, Sweden 21, Hungary 18, Finland 9, Moldova 6, SMR 0.
- Group F:
  - Latvia 2–0 Malta
  - Greece 2–0 Croatia
    - Standings (after 9 matches): Greece 21 points, Croatia 19, Israel 13, Latvia 11, Georgia 10, Malta 1.
- Group G:
  - Wales 2–0 Switzerland
  - Montenegro 2–2 England
    - Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): England 18 points (8 matches), Montenegro 12, Switzerland 8, Wales 6, Bulgaria 5.
- Group H:
  - Cyprus 1–4 Denmark
  - Portugal 5–3 Iceland
    - Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): Portugal, Denmark 16 points, Norway 13, Iceland 4 (8), Cyprus 2.
- Group I: Czech Republic 0–2 Spain
  - Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): Spain 21 points, Czech Republic 10, Scotland 8 (6), Lithuania 5, LIE 4.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round, matchday 3:
- Group A:
  - Dominican Republic 1–2 El Salvador
  - CAY 0–1 SUR
    - Standings (after 3 matches): El Salvador 9 points, Suriname 7, Dominican Republic 1, Cayman Islands 0.
- Group B:
  - BRB 0–2 GUY
  - BER 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Guyana 9 points, Trinidad and Tobago 6, Bermuda 3, Barbados 0.
- Group C: DMA 0–5 Panama
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Panama 6 points, Nicaragua 3, Dominica 0.
- Group D:
  - LCA 0–7 Canada
  - Puerto Rico 1–1 SKN
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Canada 9 points, Saint Kitts and Nevis 5, Puerto Rico 2, Saint Lucia 0.
- Group E:
  - VIN 0–3 Guatemala
  - BLZ 1–4 GRN
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Guatemala 9 points, Grenada, Belize, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.
- Group F:
  - VIR 0–7 Haiti
  - CUW 0–1 ATG
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda 9 points, Curaçao, U.S. Virgin Islands 0.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL, matchday 1:
- Uruguay 4–2 Bolivia
- Ecuador 2–0 Venezuela
- Argentina 4–1 Chile
- Peru 2–0 Paraguay
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 6 (team in bold qualifies for the Finals):
- Group E: DR Congo 2–3 Cameroon
  - Standings: Senegal 13 points (5 matches), Cameroon 11 (6), Congo DR 7 (6), MRI 0 (5).
Friendly internationals (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
- Costa Rica 0–1 (7) Brazil

October 6, 2011 (Thursday)

Baseball

World Cup in Panama (teams in bold qualify for second round):
- Group 1:
  - In Panama City:
    - ' 5–0
    - 2–6 '
  - In Aguadulce:
    - 3–0
    - 4–0
      - Standings: Netherlands, Canada, Panama 4–0, United States 3–1, Puerto Rico 1–3, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–4.
- Group 2:
  - In Chitre:
    - 3–4
    - 7–2
  - In Santiago de Veraguas:
    - 6–3
    - 4–1
      - Standings: Cuba 4–0, Italy, Venezuela 3–1, Dominican Republic, South Korea 2–2, Nicaragua, Australia 1–3, Germany 0–4.
Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Division Series Game 5 in New York: Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 2. Tigers win series 3–2.

Cricket

ICC Intercontinental Cup, day 2 in Sharjah: United Arab Emirates 462 (117.1 overs); Afghanistan 242/3 (74 overs; Mohammad Nabi 108*). Afghanistan trail by 220 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cycling

UCI World Tour:
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 2: Heinrich Haussler () 3h 03' 30" Denis Galimzyanov () s.t. Theo Bos () s.t.
  - General classification (after stage 2): (1) Tony Martin () 3h 17' 03" (2) David Millar () + 17" (3) Alex Dowsett () + 24"

Field hockey

Oceania Cup in Hobart, Australia:
- Men's Game 1: 0–3 . New Zealand lead series 1–0.
- Women's Game 1: 2–1 . Australia lead series 1–0.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Rossiyanka 1–0 (2–0) Twente. Rossiyanka win 3–0 on aggregate.
- Valur 0–3 (1–1) Glasgow City. Glasgow City win 4–1 on aggregate.
- Brøndby 3–4 (2–0) Standard Liège. Brøndby win 5–4 on aggregate.
- Rayo Vallecano 3–0 (4–1) PK-35. Rayo Vallecano win 7–1 on aggregate.
- LdB Malmö 5–0 (1–2) Tavagnacco. LdB Malmö win 6–2 on aggregate.
- Göteborg 7–0 (4–0) Osijek. Göteborg win 11–0 on aggregate.

October 5, 2011 (Wednesday)

Baseball

World Cup in Panama:
- Group 1 in Panama City: 3–7
  - Standings: , , 3–0, United States 2–1, 1–2, Japan, , 0–3.
Major League Baseball postseason:
- National League Division Series:
  - Game 4 in St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3. Series tied 2–2.
  - Game 4 in Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Diamondbacks 10, Milwaukee Brewers 6. Series tied 2–2.

Basketball

WNBA Playoffs:
- WNBA Finals Game 2 in Minneapolis: Minnesota Lynx 101, Atlanta Dream 95. Lynx lead series 2–0.

Cricket

ICC Intercontinental Cup, day 1 in Sharjah: United Arab Emirates 361/8 (96 overs); Afghanistan.

Cycling

UCI World Tour:
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 1: Tony Martin () 13' 33" David Millar () + 17" Alex Dowsett () + 24"

Football (soccer)

UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Torres 3–2 (2–0) ASA Tel Aviv. Torres win 5–2 on aggregate.
- Frankfurt 4–1 (0–1) Stabæk. Frankfurt win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Sparta Prague 2–1 (2–2) Apollon Limassol. Sparta Prague win 4–3 on aggregate.
- Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 (2–0) Peamount United. Paris Saint-Germain win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Energiya Voronezh 4–2 (1–1) Bristol Academy. Energiya Voronezh win 5–3 on aggregate.
- Arsenal 6–0 (4–0) Bobruichanka. Arsenal win 10–0 on aggregate.
- Lyon 3–0 (9–0) Olimpia Cluj. Lyon win 12–0 on aggregate.
- Fortuna Hjørring 2–1 (3–0) YB Frauen. Fortuna Hjørring win 5–1 on aggregate.
- Turbine Potsdam 8–2 (6–0) Þór/KA. Turbine Potsdam win 14–2 on aggregate.
- Neulengbach 5–0 (1–2) SShVSM-Kairat Almaty. Neulengbach win 6–2 on aggregate.
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 first leg:
- Universidad Católica 0–2 Vélez Sarsfield
- Aurora 3–1 Vasco da Gama

October 4, 2011 (Tuesday)

Baseball

World Cup in Panama:
- Group 1:
  - In Panama City:
    - 2–5
    - 4–2
  - In Aguadulce:
    - 2–12
    - 1–15 (F/7)
      - Standings: Netherlands, Canada, Panama 3–0, United States 1–1, Puerto Rico 1–2, Japan 0–2, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–3.
- Group 2:
  - In Chitre:
    - 6–3
    - 8–0
  - In Santiago de Veraguas:
    - 2–13 (F/7)
    - 14–2 (F/7)
      - Standings: Cuba 3–0, Dominican Republic, South Korea, Italy, Venezuela 2–1, Nicaragua 1–2, Germany, Australia 0–3.
Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Division Series:
  - Game 4 in Detroit: New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 1. Series tied 2–2.
  - Game 4 in St. Petersburg, Florida: Texas Rangers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3. Rangers win series 3–1.
    - Rangers third baseman Adrián Beltré becomes only the seventh player to hit three home runs in a playoff game.
- National League Division Series:
  - Game 3 in St. Louis: Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2. Phillies lead series 2–1.
  - Game 3 in Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Milwaukee Brewers 1. Brewers lead series 2–1.

Football (soccer)

AFC Cup Semi-finals first leg:
- Nasaf Qarshi 1–0 Al-Wehdat
- Arbil 0–2 Al-Kuwait
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final in Seattle: Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Chicago Fire
- Seattle win the Cup for the third successive year and become the first U.S. team to qualify for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.

October 3, 2011 (Monday)

Baseball

World Cup in Panama:
- Group 1:
  - In Panama City:
    - 1–3
    - 8–4 (F/10)
  - In Aguadulce:
    - 19–0 (F/5)
    - 8–14
      - Standings: Netherlands, Panama, Canada 2–0, Puerto Rico 1–1, Japan, United States 0–1, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–2.
- Group 2:
  - In Chitre:
    - 0–7
    - 5–6 (F/10)
  - In Santiago de Veraguas:
    - 3–0
    - 2–5
      - Standings: Cuba, Venezuela 2–0, Dominican Republic, South Korea, Italy, Nicaragua 1–1, Germany, Australia 0–2.
Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Division Series:
  - Game 3 in St. Petersburg, Florida: Texas Rangers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3. Rangers lead series 2–1.
  - Game 3 in Detroit: Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 4. Tigers lead series 2–1.

October 2, 2011 (Sunday)

Auto racing

Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- AAA 400 in Dover, Delaware: (1) Kurt Busch (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 29 of 36 races): (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2122 points (4 wins) (2) Edwards 2122 (1 win) (3) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) 2113
IndyCar Series:
- Kentucky Indy 300 in Sparta, Kentucky: (1) Ed Carpenter (Sarah Fisher Racing) (2) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 18 races): (1) Franchitti 573 points (2) Will Power (Team Penske) 555 (3) Dixon 518
World Rally Championship:
- Rallye de France in Strasbourg, France: (1) Sébastien Ogier /Julien Ingrassia (Citroën DS3 WRC) (2) Dani Sordo /Carlos Del Barrio (Mini John Cooper Works WRC) (3) Mikko Hirvonen /Jarmo Lehtinen (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 11 of 13 rallies): (1) Sébastien Loeb (Citroën DS3 WRC) & Hirvonen 196 points (3) Ogier 193

Baseball

World Cup in Panama:
- Group 1:
  - In Panama City:
    - 1–9
    - – — match postponed due to rain
  - In Aguadulce: 2–1
- Group 2:
  - In Chitre:
    - 0–14 (F/7)
    - 5–4
  - In Santiago de Veraguas:
    - 4–5
    - 7–0
Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Division Series:
  - Game 2 in New York: Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 3. Series tied 1–1.
- National League Division Series:
  - Game 2 in Philadelphia: St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4. Series tied 1–1.
  - Game 2 in Milwaukee: Milwaukee Brewers 9, Arizona Diamondbacks 4. Brewers lead series 2–0.

Basketball

WNBA Playoffs:
- WNBA Finals Game 1 in Minneapolis: Minnesota Lynx 88, Atlanta Dream 74. Lynx lead series 1–0.
FIBA Africa Championship for Women in Bamako, Mali:
- Bronze medal game: ' 71–62 Nigeria
- Final: ' 62–54 Senegal
  - Angola win the title for the first time, and qualify for the Olympics.
  - Mali and Senegal qualify for the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
UAAP in San Juan, Philippines:
- Women's Finals: Far Eastern University 68, Adamson University 57. FEU win best-of-3 series 2–1.
  - FEU win their 20th UAAP women's championship.

Football (soccer)

CAF Champions League Semifinals first leg: Al-Hilal 0–1 Espérance ST
Veikkausliiga, matchday 28 (team in bold qualify for Champions League): Mariehamn 0–2 HJK
- Standings: HJK 70 points (28 matches), Inter Turku 49 (27), JJK 47 (28).
  - HJK win the title for the third successive time, and 24th time overall.

Golf

PGA Tour Fall Series:
- Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, Nevada:
  - Winner: Kevin Na 261 (−23)
    - Na wins his first PGA Tour title.
European Tour:
- Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Angus and Fife, Scotland:
  - Winner: Michael Hoey 266 (−22)
    - Hoey wins his third European Tour title.
Champions Tour:
- SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina:
  - Winner: Kenny Perry 205 (−11)
    - Perry wins his first Champions Tour title.

Horse racing

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris: Danedream (trainer: Peter Schiergen, jockey: Andrasch Starke) Shareta (trainer: Alain de Royer-Dupré, jockey: Thierry Jarnet) Snow Fairy (trainer: Ed Dunlop, jockey: Frankie Dettori)

Motorcycle racing

Moto GP:
- Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi, Japan (ESP unless stated):
  - MotoGP: (1) Dani Pedrosa (Honda) (2) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) (3) Casey Stoner (Honda)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 15 of 18 rounds): (1) Stoner 300 points (2) Lorenzo 260 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 196
  - Moto2 (all Suter): (1) Andrea Iannone (2) Marc Márquez (3) Thomas Lüthi
    - Riders' championship standings (after 14 of 17 rounds): (1) Márquez 235 points (2) Stefan Bradl (Kalex) 234 (3) Iannone 157
  - 125cc: (1) Johann Zarco (Derbi) (2) Nicolás Terol (Aprilia) (3) Héctor Faubel (Aprilia)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 14 of 17 rounds): (1) Terol 261 points (2) Zarco 230 (3) Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) 190
Superbike:
- Magny-Cours World Championship round in Magny-Cours, France:
  - Race 1: (1) Carlos Checa (Ducati 1098R) (2) Marco Melandri (Yamaha YZF-R1) (3) Leon Haslam (BMW S1000RR)
  - Race 2: (1) Checa (2) Melandri (3) Eugene Laverty (Yamaha YZF-R1)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 12 of 13 rounds): (1) Checa 467 points (2) Melandri 360 (3) Laverty 283
Supersport:
- Magny-Cours World Championship round in Magny-Cours, France: (1) Luca Scassa (Yamaha YZF-R6) (2) Sam Lowes (Honda CBR600RR) (3) Broc Parkes (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R)
  - Riders' championship standings (after 11 of 12 rounds): (1) Chaz Davies (Yamaha YZF-R6) 181 points (2) Fabien Foret (Honda CBR600RR) 144 (3) Parkes & David Salom (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) 136

Rugby league

NRL Grand Final in Sydney: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24–10 New Zealand Warriors
- Manly-Warringah win the title for the eighth time.

Rugby union

World Cup in New Zealand (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in italics qualify for 2015 World Cup):
- Pool A in Wellington: ' 79–15 Canada
  - Final standings: New Zealand 20 points, France 11, Tonga 9, Canada 6, Japan 2.
- Pool B in Palmerston North: ' 25–7 Georgia
  - Final standings: England 18 points, Argentina 14, Scotland 11, Georgia 4, Romania 0.
- Pool C in Dunedin: ' 36–6 Italy
  - Final standings: Ireland 17 points, Australia 15, Italy 10, United States 4, Russia 1.
- Pool D in Hamilton: ' 66–0 Fiji
  - Final standings: South Africa 18 points, Wales 15, Samoa 10, Fiji 5, NAM 0.

Snooker

Players Tour Championship – Event 6: Warsaw Classic in Warsaw, Poland:
- Final: Ricky Walden 1–4 Neil Robertson
  - Robertson wins his eighth professional title.
  - Order of Merit (after 6 of 12 events): (1) Robertson 15,600 (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan 14,400 (3) Judd Trump 13,300

Tennis

ATP World Tour:
- PTT Thailand Open in Bangkok, Thailand:
  - Final: Andy Murray def. Donald Young 6–2, 6–0
    - Murray wins his third title of the year, and 19th of his career.
- Proton Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
  - Final: Janko Tipsarević def. Marcos Baghdatis 6–4, 7–5
    - Tipsarević wins his first ATP Tour title.

Volleyball

Women's European Championship in Belgrade, Serbia:
- Bronze medal match: 2–3 '
- Final: 2–3 '
  - Serbia win the title for the first time, and completes a rare "double" with the men's team also winning the European title last month.
  - Serbia and Germany already qualified for the World Cup.
Women's South American Championship in Callao, Peru:
- Bronze medal match: 1–3 '
- Final: ' 3–0
  - Brazil win the title for the 17th time and qualify for the World Cup.

October 1, 2011 (Saturday)

Australian rules football

AFL Grand Final in Melbourne: 12.9 (81)–18.11 (119) '
- Geelong win the title for the ninth time.

Auto racing

Nationwide Series:
- OneMain Financial 200 in Dover, Delaware: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (3) Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 29 of 34 races): (1) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1025 points (2) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1003 (3) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 976

Baseball

World Cup in Panama:
- Group 1 in Panama City: 3–8
Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Division Series:
  - Game 2 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 8, Tampa Bay Rays 6. Series tied 1–1.
  - Game 1 in New York: New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 3. Yankees lead series 1–0.
- National League Division Series:
  - Game 1 in Philadelphia: Philadelphia Phillies 11, St. Louis Cardinals 6. Phillies lead series 1–0.
  - Game 1 in Milwaukee: Milwaukee Brewers 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 1. Brewers lead series 1–0.
Nippon Professional Baseball news: The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks clinch their second consecutive Pacific League title with a 3–0 win over the Saitama Seibu Lions, and earn a one-win and home field advantage for Climax Series Final Stage.

Basketball

FIBA Africa Championship for Women in Bamako, Mali:
- Semifinals:
  - 51–56 Angola
  - ' 89–63 Nigeria
FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Neiva, Colombia:
- Third place game: ' 59–46 Cuba
- Final: 33–74 Brazil
  - Brazil win the title for the fifth time, and qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
  - Argentina, Canada and Cuba qualify for World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
UAAP in Quezon City, Philippines:
- Men's Finals: Ateneo de Manila University 82, Far Eastern University 69. Ateneo win best-of-3 series 2–0.
  - Ateneo win their fourth consecutive, seventh UAAP and 21st men's championship.

Figure skating

ISU Junior Grand Prix:
- JGP Cup of Austria in Innsbruck, Austria:
  - Men: Yan Han 205.86 points Gordei Gorshkov 180.25 Keiji Tanaka 173.98
    - Standings (after 5 of 7 events): Ryuju Hino 28 points (2 events), Tanaka 24 (2), Zhang He & Timothy Dolensky 20 (2), Yan, Joshua Farris , Jason Brown & Maxim Kovtun 15 (1).
  - Ice Dance: Victoria Sinitsina/Ruslan Zhiganshin 151.10 points Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton 136.85 Maria Nosulia/Evgen Kholoniuk 128.34
    - Standings (after 5 of 7 events): Sinitsina/Zhiganshin 30 points (2 events), Nosulia/Kholoniuk & Anastasia Galyeta/Alexei Shumski 26 (2), Aldridge/Eaton 24 (2), Nicole Orford/Thomas Williams 20 (2).

Football (soccer)

CAF Champions League Semifinals first leg: Wydad Casablanca 1–0 Enyimba

Mixed martial arts

UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson in Washington, D.C., United States (USA unless stated):
- Bantamweight Championship bout: Dominick Cruz (c) def. Demetrious Johnson via unanimous decision (50–45, 49–46, 50–45)
- Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve def. Pat Barry via submission (triangle choke)
- Welterweight bout: Anthony Johnson def. Charlie Brenneman via TKO (head kick)
- Lightweight bout: Matt Wiman def. Mac Danzig via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

Rugby league

Super League Play-offs:
- Semi-finals: St. Helens 26–18 Wigan Warriors

Rugby union

World Cup in New Zealand (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in italics qualify for 2015 World Cup):
- Pool A in Wellington: ' 14–19 Tonga
  - Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): New Zealand 15 points (3 matches), France 11, Tonga 9, Canada 6 (3), Japan 2.
- Pool B in Auckland: ' 16–12 Scotland
  - Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): England 18 points, Scotland 11, Argentina 10 (3), Georgia 4 (3), Romania 0.
- Pool C in Nelson: ' 68–22 Russia
  - Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Australia 15 points, IRE 13 (3), Italy 10 (3), United States 4, Russia 1.

Tennis

WTA Tour:
- Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan:
  - Final: Agnieszka Radwańska def. Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2
    - Radwańska wins her sixth WTA Tour title.

Volleyball

Women's European Championship in Belgrade, Serbia:
- Semifinals:
  - ' 3–0
  - ' 3–2
    - Germany and Serbia qualify for the FIVB World Cup.
Women's South American Championship in Callao, Peru:
- Semifinals:
  - 0–3 '
  - ' 3–0
    - Brazil qualify for the FIVB World Cup.

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